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Theodore Roosevelt helped protect 230 million acres of public land. More than a century later, the challenge isn't just protecting America's natural treasures—it's taking care of them.

In a new op-ed published in The Hill, PERC CEO Brian Yablonski and Boone and Crockett Club's Simon Roosevelt (TR’s great, great grandson) make the case for the bipartisan America the Beautiful Act, legislation that would tackle the $24 billion maintenance backlog facing our national parks.

Here's how the bill would help:

Invest in what we already own. Provide up to $1.9 billion annually through 2031 to repair aging infrastructure across national parks and public lands.

Make conservation pay for conservation. Expand international visitor surcharges at national parks, generating new revenue for maintenance while reducing the burden on American taxpayers.

Prioritize stewardship over expansion. Direct funding toward maintaining existing public lands rather than acquiring more acreage.

As we mark Theodore Roosevelt's birthday, his conservation legacy offers a timely reminder: Protecting land is only the beginning. Taking care of it is what matters.

Read the op-ed: thehill.com/opinion/energy…

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Born on this day in 1858, Theodore Roosevelt helped make conservation a national priority.

More than a century later, his belief that conserving our natural resources is a responsibility we all share continues to shape the work of conservationists today.

Archival footage from the Library of Congress shows Roosevelt visiting Louisiana’s Breton Island Bird Reserve in June 1915.

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What if recovering a species actually paid off? A newly proposed grizzly rule rewards conservation success. As populations climb the ladder toward recovery, they earn more state flexibility, and those still rebuilding keep stronger federal protection.

If numbers ever fall, federal protections return automatically. That gives states, landowners, and communities a real reason to keep investing in grizzly recovery.

See how it works: perc.org/grizzly-bear-4…

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A remarkable recovery.

Since grizzly bears were listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1975, their populations have made an extraordinary comeback. In the Greater Yellowstone area alone, grizzlies have grown from 136 bears to more than 1,000 today.

This success was built through five decades of cooperation among federal agencies, states, landowners, sportsmen, and conservation groups.

Now, a newly proposed federal rule would reward conservation success with greater state management flexibility, while keeping federal protections in place if populations decline.

Learn more: perc.org/grizzly-bear-4…

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