I knew, of course, that Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most prominent and influential U.S. presidents (1901–1909). He even received the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese War.
But I recently discovered another side of his legacy – he carried out a genuine environmental revolution. Nature conservation was his personal passion, which he turned into state policy.
Roosevelt created five national parks, eighteen national monuments, and one hundred and fifty national forests. In total, about 230 million acres (roughly 93 million hectares) of land were placed under federal protection.
Respect. Hats off.
Alisher Faizullaev 