"Conservation means development as much as it does protection." Teddy Roosevelt stated this quote about conservation and protecting our wildlife. Scene teddy was a kid he always wanted to help keep nature. When Theodore Roosevelt passed the national reclamation Act in 1902, he took a stand, preserving our natural resources ,coal companies and miners opposed this act because it limited their projects. As a result Teddy established a federal government that managed the scale of water used.
In the 1900s the common American believed the Earth's resources were limitless. The Earth’s natural resources were depleting rapidly. Forests leveled, prairie lands were plowed by farmers, Great plains overgrazed by cattle, coal companies dug up large areas of land with large-scale mining projects which polluted the water, and lumber companies cut down trees without planting new ones. At a young age Teddy Roosevelt loved doing intense outdoor sports. He especially loved hiking in Yosemite National …show more content…
This act funded many large irrigation projects in the west. One major project was the Roosevelt dam in Phoenix, Arizona. The Federal Government was given full responsibility for controlling the water usage, the construction of the dams, and maintaining them. The act did not just fund projects. The act also states that certain requirements are made for those using the water, including that half of the land must be for agriculture. Any person using the water cannot use more than the amount given. The act also states that you cannot sell all of your water to one neighbor or any water to a non-resident, and you must pay charges annually. It also states that the secretary of interior has full power of construction of the irrigation projects and can create new rules for a certain place that the act is in effect. Teddy Roosevelt passed the National Reclamation Act in 1902 which funded many irrigation projects and much
In the 1900s the common American believed the Earth's resources were limitless. The Earth’s natural resources were depleting rapidly. Forests leveled, prairie lands were plowed by farmers, Great plains overgrazed by cattle, coal companies dug up large areas of land with large-scale mining projects which polluted the water, and lumber companies cut down trees without planting new ones. At a young age Teddy Roosevelt loved doing intense outdoor sports. He especially loved hiking in Yosemite National …show more content…
This act funded many large irrigation projects in the west. One major project was the Roosevelt dam in Phoenix, Arizona. The Federal Government was given full responsibility for controlling the water usage, the construction of the dams, and maintaining them. The act did not just fund projects. The act also states that certain requirements are made for those using the water, including that half of the land must be for agriculture. Any person using the water cannot use more than the amount given. The act also states that you cannot sell all of your water to one neighbor or any water to a non-resident, and you must pay charges annually. It also states that the secretary of interior has full power of construction of the irrigation projects and can create new rules for a certain place that the act is in effect. Teddy Roosevelt passed the National Reclamation Act in 1902 which funded many irrigation projects and much