Online Campaign Asks President Obama: What Would Teddy Do?

Calls on President Obama and Secretary Jewell to Protect California’s Public Lands

Environment California

Sacramento — Today, Environment California launched an online campaign calling on President Obama and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to continue President Teddy Roosevelt’s vision of protecting California’s public lands by asking, “what would Teddy do?”

Over 100 years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt began a presidential tradition of permanently protecting America’s national treasures. Thanks to President Teddy Roosevelt’s leadership, he helped create more than 20 national parks and monuments including expanding Yosemite during his presidency. 

“Today, despite record visits and popularity, our public lands are at risk from increased oil and gas development, industrial clear cut logging, toxic mining and underfunding,” said Nathan Weaver, Preservation Advocate with Environment California. “If President Theodore Roosevelt were alive today, what would Teddy do?” 

Environment California is asking President Obama and his Secretary of the Interior Jewell to continue Teddy Roosevelt’s vision by investing in, protecting and adding to our network of protected public lands.

“It was encouraging to hear Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell put forward a strong conservation agenda for her tenure with the Obama administration. We are calling on the administration to start acting upon this agenda by expanding the California Coastal Monument to include Stornetta Public Lands in Mendocino County,” continued Weaver. “As Secretary Jewell said in her conservation speech, ‘some places are too special to develop.’”

The ads will run on Facebook through Jan. 30. You can learn more about the campaign and take action at www.WhatWouldTeddyRooseveltDo.org or follow the campaign on twitter at #WhatWouldTeddyDo.

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Environment California is a state-based, citizen-supported, environmental advocacy organization, working towards a cleaner, greener, healthier future.

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