North Dakota--Little Missouri National Grassland

In “The Sighting at Pine Knot, Virginia,” Alton A. Lindsay explores the question of whether Theodore Roosevelt was the last person to report a credible sighting of the extinct passenger pigeon near his presidential retreat, Pine Knot in Virginia, in 1907. Lindsay provides a history of Pine Knot and also looks at the making of Roosevelt as a naturalist going back to his childhood.  He notes some of the defining experiences in Roosevelt’s life that made him a naturalist and conservationist, such as his time in the Dakota Badlands. Like other scholars he pushes back against the idea that Roosevelt was merely a man of action and asserts that he “was a man of intellect.”

 

He details Roosevelt’s sighting of a small flock of passenger pigeons in May 1907, and argues that Roosevelt’s history and experience as a naturalist and ornithologist lend credibility to his claims to have seen the birds. 

 

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.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1972-09-18

John A. Green, regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, informs J. Leonard Volz of the National Park Service that the environmental impact statement of the proposed wilderness area of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park is satisfactory; their only concern is to ensure coordination with the United States Forest Service’s management of the Little Missouri National Grassland.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1972-11-20

A map outlining the wilderness plan for the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

Unknown

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.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1972-09-18

A group of conservationist organizations announce the plans for wilderness areas within Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the public hearings in connection with those plans. Included in the announcement are maps and descriptions of specific areas within the park, as conservationists hope to pay special attention to issues of park boundaries at the hearings.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-11-18

The McKenzie County Farmer reports on the United States Forest Service’s recommendation not to construct a road at this time between the two units of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. The article provides a history of the road construction initiative and alternative routes that may be possible for the road.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1973-05-17

Report proposes the construction of a dam on Squaw Creek to create an artificial lake for recreational swimming in what is now Little Missouri National Grassland. The report includes hydrology data, maps, and a proposal.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1938-08-15

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is glad that Frederick Courteney Selous enjoyed his hunting trip, but is melancholy to realize that the United States has lost so much of its hunting grounds. Roosevelt recalls a few of his own hunting experiences: “I was just in time to see the last of the real wilderness life and real wilderness hunting.” Roosevelt also recommends several books to Selous and provides information about his experience ranching in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-11-30