Teddy Roosevelt Honored by NYS
Ooutdoorsmen Hall of Fame
Canastota -- During its annual banquet and induction ceremonies, held
April 25 at the Rusty Rail in Canastota, the NYS Ooutdoorsmen Hall of Fame also
honered a native New Yorker who most consider New York's premier
outdoorsman, Theodore Roosevelt, via a special ceremony inducting
the late president into the Hall.
Roosvelt is viewed by most as the father of conservation. His
accomplishments included:
In
1905, Roosevelt formed the United States Forestry Service and
appointed Gifford Pinchot as the first chief of this new agency. Under
TR's direction, lands were reserved for public use and huge irrigation
projects were started. During Roosevelt's time as President, the forest
reserves in the U.S. went from approximately 43-million acres to about
194-million acres.
Signed
legislation that established five national park units: Crater Lake,
Oregon; Wind Cave, South Dakota; Sullys Hill, North Dakota (later
designated a game preserve); Mesa Verde, Colorado; and Platt, Oklahoma
(now part of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area). By the end of
1906, Roosevelt had proclaimed four national monuments: Devil's Tower,
Wyoming; El Morro, New Mexico; Montezuma Castle, Arizona; and the
Petrified Forest, Arizona. He also protected a large portion of the
Grand Canyon as a national monument in 1908. During his presidency, TR
signed into law a total of 18 national monuments.
The 2009 Inductees to the NYS Outdoorsmen
Hall of Fame
Including NYSOWA members Dennis Aprill and Bill Hollister (respectively
2nd & 3rd from left).
