One of my heroes is the forward thinking 26th president, Teddy Roosevelt. During his administration, he at times fought for the wilderness, setting aside over 230 million acres for wildlife and the future. "There can be noting in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons and our people should see to it that they are preserved for the children and their children;s children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred." Theodore Roosevelt. As a visionary and much opposed by commercial interests, he established bird reservations, 18 national monuments, game preserves and 150 national parks.
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