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This draft environmental statement describes the area proposed to be designated as wilderness in Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. It evaluates the positive and negative impacts of such a designation and records the comments that have been collected from various sources.
1972-09-18
Secretary of the Interior Morton makes formal recommendations to President Nixon to preserve land for Theodore Roosevelt National Park. After making a review of the land, Morton believes preserving this land will fulfill the ecological and environmental imperative pursued by the Department of the Interior. Certain areas without roads are further designated for conservation. Morton also notes the inclusion of a report from the National Park Service, a draft bill incorporating the above stated areas, and a draft environmental impact statement with the letter.
1972-08-14
Draft proposal for the Department of the Interior to designate 28,335 acres of land in Theodore Roosevelt National Park as wilderness. The proposal includes maps of the area, background information on the proposal, the land, and the ecological situation there.
1972-09-18
Robert Robey Garvey from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation informs J. Leonard Volz of the National Park Service that their environmental impact statement on the proposed wilderness changes to Theodore Roosevelt National Park is adequate. He requests, however, that the National Park Service includes a copy of the comments of the State Liaison Officer for Historic Preservation in the final statement.
1972-11-27
E. F. Osborn, Director of the Bureau of Mines, notifies J. Leonard Volz, Director of the Midwest Region of the National Park Service, that the Bureau of Mines has reviewed the draft environmental statement for the proposed wilderness area in Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Although no mineral survey of the park has been made, the park is already closed to mineral development, and therefore the proposal will have no effect on resources like coal and oil which may exist.
1972-11-27
This edition of the Federal Register contains notices of hearings and statements from a variety of departments. Of note, it includes notice of the final environmental statement related to the designation of portions of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park as wilderness.
1973-08-06
Regional Director Volz of the National Park Service forwards to the Wilderness Society a copy of the final environmental statement for the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park wilderness proposal.
1973-08-01
This draft of the Environmental Statement for the proposed Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park includes four parts: a summary and description of the proposal for Congress to designate 28,335 acres as wilderness, a description of the environment including geology and plant and animal life, an outline of environmental impact, and an outline of mitigating measures.
1972-09-10