A Great American Conservationist: Remembering Teddy Roosevelt

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By Wynne Parry
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At His Own Memorial

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(Image credit: © AMNH/D. Finnin)

The museum’s update to its Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall features a new sculpture of the Roosevelt sitting on a bench. This depiction is based on photos taken during his 1903 trip to Yosemite with fellow naturalist John Muir.

Wynne Parry
Wynne Parry
Wynne was a reporter at The Stamford Advocate. She has interned at Discover magazine and has freelanced for The New York Times and Scientific American's web site. She has a masters in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Utah.