In 1919, the New York State Legislature and the Roosevelt family established
the Roosevelt Wild Life Sta
tion
at the College of Forestry in Syracuse. This station was dedicated
to TheodoreRoosevelt and used his name because of his strong commitment
to the conservation of natural resources throughout his political
career. During the station’s first 17 years more than 5,500 pages
of published research was produced and shared with scientists, universities,
high schools, government offices and professional societies worldwide.
Since 1919, the College of Forestry has grown to become the College
of Environmental Science and Forestry. ESF is one of the world’s
largest groups of scientists engaging in the ecology and management
of resources. Skilled in research, education and public outreach,
and equipped with superb facilities, ESF is well positioned to promote
Roosevelt’s vision for conservation. The Roosevelt Wild Life Program
is today’s extension of the original station and melds public and
private efforts in a cooperative mode to achieve sensible environmental
decision-making.
Why Roosevelt?
Roosevelt once declared “I am as strong as a bull moose and you can
use me to the limit.” Roosevelt’s idea of “conservation through wise
use of natural resources” set the stage for conservation in the 21st
century. Aldo Leopold later explained that until this time “conservation
had been a lowly word, sleeping obscurely in the back of the dictionary.”
Roosevelt’s passion for wildlife and reverence for large mammals such
as the moose helped shape his Doctrine of Conservation. This doctrine
recognizes all our natural resources as part of an integrated
whole, conservation as a public responsibility, and science as
a tool for discharging this responsibility.
Want to learn more about Roosevelt?
Our Vision
The Roosevelt Wild Life Program builds public and private partnerships
for the conservation of our natural resources by involving people
and applying science in environmental decision-making.
Why our Vision is Important?
New York's economic and cultural foundation is its abundant natural resources, its extensive forests, clean waters, and rich farmlands. The globalization of economies resulting from accelerating technology and communication provides great opportunities for those societies who manage their natural resources intelligently. For those societies that do not, it poses a serious threat.
The People Involved With The Roosevelt Wild
Life Program
We attract scientists, teachers, business people and policy makers
who wish to address conservation issues, drawing the very best from
universities, industry, environmental organizations and government
agencies. What specific programs areas?
Our Program Areas
Today, The Roosevelt Wild Life Program oversees the development of
a series of multifaceted, long-term research and outreach programs.
The Programs focus on predicting the impacts of regional and global
economic forces on New York’s natural resources, communicating this
information to the people of New York, and facilitating public policy
based on intelligent conservation of these resources.
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