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State Travel Director Joe Satrom of North Dakota urges that Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park be granted full national park status. Congressional action is required to make the change, which the congressional delegation of North Dakota has taken under consideration.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1971-1978
The Region Two Office of the National Park Service analyzes the potential for a national park based around the North Dakota Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch site. They conclude that the North Dakota Badlands do not possess “resources of sufficient national significance to justify establishing a part of them as a national park,” and recommend that the area continue as a national wildlife refuge under the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1947-02-26
Chief Deuser instructs Range Manager Lloyd R. Good to cooperate with National Park Service personnel to prevent unauthorized grazing within Theodore Roosevelt National Park and to educate ranchers regarding park service regulations.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-01-11
President Roosevelt is familiar with the situation at Yellowstone National Park and wants sheep kept out. Cattle and horses can continue to graze in reasonable numbers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-07
Robert Underwood Johnson writes to President Roosevelt about the progress on the Keats and Shelley Memorial House in Rome and thanks Roosevelt for his letter of support. Johnson also commends Roosevelt’s efforts against corruption and graft and hopes he will also fight against high tariffs. Johnson closes by expressing his support for the Yosemite Recession Bill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-12
Charles L. Davis, superintendent of Sullys Hill National Park, encloses for George W. H. Davis a report from Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock which will shed light on the park’s status. Davis notes that Hitchcock did not request appropriation for the park. He believes that the North Dakota delegation should demonstrate more interest in the park and makes the case for the park’s importance. It has geological and historical significance, and with the right financial support it could become a popular recreation site for North Dakotans.
1905-01-24
The Department of the Interior has prepared a draft environmental statement on the proposed designation of parts of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park as wilderness. The department invites written comments on the statement, which should be directed to the Midwest Region or the park’s superintendent.
1972-10-03
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
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