![]() On August 1, 1906, the formal transfer of the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove to the federal government was complete, as stated in the telegram displayed here.īig Basin Redwoods State Park was also home to a unique individual in the history of California's state parks: Harriett "Petey" Weaver. President Roosevelt signed it into law, and the original grant tracts then became part of the larger, surrounding Yosemite National Park. Congress passed a recession bill on June 11, 1906. In 1905, the California State Legislature introduced a bill "to re-cede and re-grant unto the United States of America the 'Yosemite Valley' and the land embracing the 'Mariposa Big Tree Grove'." Met with fierce opposition, the bill squeaked through California’s Senate by one vote. Additionally, some felt that the State Legislature had not appropriated enough funds to adequately manage the area. ![]() ![]() By this time, many concerned citizens, including Muir and Galen Clark, felt that state management led to political and profit-oriented concerns interfering too often with Yosemite's long-term best interests. After a 1903 trip to Yosemite in the company of John Muir, President Theodore Roosevelt revealed that he was committed to receding the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove back to the federal government.
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