Roosevelt and the Conservation Story
He Protected 230 Million Acres. The Story Lives in Numbers — and in His Own Words.
By the Numbers
The Measurable Legacy
Roughly 230 million acres protected through proclamations, executive orders, and legislation — the forests, parks, monuments, and bird reserves, tallied.
Conservation Quotes
In His Own Words
Roosevelt saw conservation as a patriotic obligation to the generations still to come. Hear the philosophy straight from the source.
The Full Conservation Story
Dig Deeper
The people, laws, and midnight forests behind Roosevelt’s conservation crusade — the complete hub, from Pelican Island to the Grand Canyon.