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Pbs: Boulder City
Companion page to the documentary on the Boulder City, a planned city in the middle of the desert.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Curecanti National Recreation Area
A fascinating look at the building of the irrigation tunnel that brought water into the arid Uncompahgre Valley in Colorado. President Theodore Roosevelt's interest in conservation and his interest in the National Reclamation Act of 1902...
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Water History: The First Five: Brief Overview of the First Reclamation Projects
Theodore Roosevelt's presidency had a focus on conservation. This site outlines the first five water projects begun in the early 1900s in the western United States that had a great effect on opening up land for agricultural production.
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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Office of Management and Budget
Contains the text of the statement of regulatory and deregulatory priorities of the Department of the Interior.
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Theodore Roosevelt Center: The Arid West the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902
A brief look at Theodore Roosevelt's interest in opening up the West to settlement and agriculture by making water available through water reclamation projects.