February 26 - Today in Legal History

February 26, 1919 - Grand Canyon Joins National Park Service

First designated a forest preserve in 1893, the Grand Canyon joins the National Park Service when President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill designating it the 17th national park. The Grand Canyon's annual visitation rate will be 44,173 in 1919. By 2008, that number will have reached more than 4.4 million.

Related resources:

• Audio: New Approaches to Old Growth: Saving America's Forests (Justice Talking)
• Grand Canyon (National Parks Service)
• Environmental Law (FindLaw)