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TR's conservation policies Below is a list of lands set aside as national parks, reserves, or other conservatories by President Theodore Roosevelt via executive order or proclamation. During his presidency, Roosevelt issued nearly 10 times more executive orders than his predecessor. [ 1 ]
During the second session of the 74th Congress, the U.S. Congressional session amended the Soil Conservation Act of 1935 by passing Pub. L. 74–461 and renaming the legislation the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act with the express purpose of encouraging the use of soil resources in such a manner as to preserve and improve fertility ...
In 1903, with Roosevelt's support, Congress passed the Elkins Act. This stated that railroads were not allowed to give rebates to favored companies any longer. These rebates had treated small Midwestern farmers unfairly by not allowing them equal access to the services of the railroad.
The Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) Act was introduced to Congress the same day and enacted by voice vote on March 31. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6101 on April 5, 1933, which established the CCC organization and appointed a director, Robert Fechner, a former labor union official who served until 1939. The organization and administration ...
George Uhler Designated to Act as Supervising Inspector of steam Vessels in 7th District, Cincinnati, Pending Regular Appointment July 3, 1908 878 912 Boundaries of Deschutes National Forest, Oreg. Redefined July 14, 1908 879 913 Boundaries of Fremont National Forest, Oreg., Redefined July 14, 1908 880 914
Increasing the Amounts Available for Public Projects Under Clause (J) of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 (Amounts for Rural Rehabilitation, Etc.) December 16, 1936 2495 1683 7513 Transfer of Lands from the Roosevelt and Pike National Forests to the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado December 16, 1936 2495 1684 7514
The Antiquities Act of 1906 (Pub. L. 59–209, 34 Stat. 225, 54 U.S.C. §§ 320301–320303) is an act that was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906.
"Roosevelt later gleefully recalled how opposing interests 'turned handsprings in their wrath' over the setting aside of these 'midnight reserves' --a stroke described by a Forest Service historian as 'the last flamboyant act of the conservation movement.'" [1] During his administration, President Roosevelt set aside 150 national forests, the ...