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Charles Fletcher Lummis praises President Roosevelt for maintaining the Cuban treaty and protecting giant redwoods. However, he believes that the United States was wrong in its rapid recognition of the Republic of Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-12
Charles H. Dwinelle writes to Theodore Roosevelt to express some of his thoughts on the errors in forestry made by the United States government. Dwinelle notes that he knows of Roosevelt’s interest in conservation. Dwinelle reflects on the topic of forest fires, noting that if small fires were prevented, it would eventually produce conditions that could lead to even greater wildfires, causing considerable destruction. Dwinelle surmises that the reason Western forests survived as they did was a policy by Native Americans of allowing smaller fires to clear underbrush–a policy that Dwinelle seems to advocate. European forestry policies, Dwinelle notes, do not transfer well to American forests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-25
Superintendent Thornbury invites Theodore Roosevelt to visit Eureka, California, and encloses a letter signed by the children of Eureka and the surrounding county. They hope to get Roosevelt’s help in securing the preservation of the California Redwood trees which grow in their area.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-21
George H. Burchard sends Theodore Roosevelt a joint letter signed by hundreds of schoolchildren hoping that Roosevelt will be able to visit California’s Humboldt County and see the redwood trees there during his upcoming trip west.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-21
This postcard shows a giant tree, known as the “Grizzly Giant,” in Mariposa Grove, California. A man, possibly Galen Clark, stands in front of the giant trunk, giving it a sense of scale.
The image appears to have been glued onto a different postcard.
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This postcard depicts the Wawona Big Tree in Mariposa Grove, California. The scale of the tree can be seen by the passageway that has been cut through the trunk of the tree, allowing a horse-drawn carriage to pass through.
The image appears to have been glued onto a different postcard.
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In this chapter excerpt from his book John Muir and His Legacy: The American Conservation Movement, Stephen Fox examines efforts to expand Yosemite National Park, the battle between preservationists and conservationists over the use of forests, and provides portraits of John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, John Burroughs, and Theodore Roosevelt. He looks at the work undertaken by the conservation movement to preserve Niagara Falls, the redwood forests of California, and Mount Desert Island in Maine. Fox concludes the chapter with a look at the battle over the city of San Francisco’s desire to build a dam at the southern end of Hetch Hetchy valley in Yosemite National Park. In addition to looking at the life and work of Muir, the chapter provides information on many lesser known figures in the turn of the twentieth-century conservation movement.
A listing of the officers and the members of the executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is found on the second page of the excerpt.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1981
Six quotations and speech excerpts from Theodore Roosevelt on the topic of conservation. The excerpts highlight Roosevelt’s belief that the United States has been wasteful in its use of natural resources and that it must use better judgment in the future to ensure that the resources that have allowed the nation to grow and prosper will be available for future generations.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977
John Muir congratulates President Roosevelt on his presidency and regrets that it is drawing to a close. He praises Roosevelt’s accomplishments and in particular expresses appreciation for his actions to preserve the Tamalpais redwoods.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01
President Roosevelt thanks William Kent for his donation of Redwood Canyon to the government, to be used as a park for the preservation of redwood trees. The park will be named Muir National Monument. Roosevelt believes that Kent has “conferred a great and lasting benefit upon the whole country.”
1908-01-22
President Harding proclaims that the land donated by William and Elizabeth Thatcher Kent in Marin County, California, will be added to Muir Woods National Monument pursuant to the Antiquities Act of 1906. The proclamation describes the boundaries of the addition and states that the land is significant due to its extensive redwood trees.
1921-09-22
President Roosevelt addresses a crowd at Leland Stanford University in Palo Alto. He discusses his travels in California, scholarship, citizenship, industrialization, higher education, and preserving their land. Roosevelt especially discusses preserving the redwoods and forest conservation, as well as irrigation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-12
Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and others at the base of a giant sequoia. Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 44.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1903
A report on the Calaveras and Stanislaus big tree groves of California, prepared by the Division of Forestry with the intent of aiding preservation.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1900