On July 1,1908,Theodore Roosevelt signed legislation that created forty-five national forests.Roosevelt was a passionate hunter and believed that all the game in America would soon be gone unless something was done to preserve some wild areas.To which era of the environmental movement does this goal belong?

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The goal of preserving wild areas for hunting and other uses aligns with the conservation era of the environmental movement, which focused on resource conservation and management. The other options, grassroots environmentalism, mainstream environmentalism, and modern environmental movement, all emerged later and focused on different goals and tactics.

On July 1,1908,Theodore Roosevelt Signed Legislation That Created Forty-Five National