Hi, I'm Ranger Tyler and we're here at Sagamore Hill National
Historic Site in Oyster Bay, New York. And we are standing in
Theodore Roosevelt's library. Sagamore Hill was the home of
President Theodore Roosevelt, his wife Edith and their six
children. And Theodore Roosevelt was well known for his love of
nature and his passion for conservation, something that he
passed along to his children.
While his children and he were here they spent time hiking
outdoors, rowing out on Long Island sound, racing on
horseback, or tending to their plots in the garden.
As President Theodore Roosevelt wanted to ensure that the beauty that
he saw around the country was preserved for future generations,
and he wanted to prevent
natural resources being destroyed in the name of
economic growth. During his time in the White House he
preserved over 230 million acres of land, and while the
National Park Service didn't exist yet, he helped
preserve places like Yosemite, Crater Lake and
the Grand Canyon.
Which leads us to today's Write Out prompt. So write an argument
about the need for protected public spaces. What do you think
could have happened to these lands if conservationists didn't
work so hard to protect them?
So we can't wait to see what you come up with for this
exercise. You can send us a response by letter or by
postcard, here at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, or you
can post online with #WriteOut or #SagamoreHill
Happy writing!