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Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth president of the United States, drew inspiration for his conservation ethic from woodlands, waters, and wildlife habitat near the city. After becoming president in 1901, the lifelong naturalist established national parks, monuments, forests, bird reserves, and game preserves on more than 230 million acres of public land. His efforts to protect America’s history, scenery, and wildlife are reflected in Theodore Roosevelt Island, where Mason’s Island was transformed in the 1930s from tangled, overgrown woods into a living memorial honoring his legacy as an outdoorsman and conservationist.
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Washington, District of Columbia · United States
