Which president was responsible for the expansion of Alaska’s national parks?
A Jimmy Carter
B Richard Nixon
C Franklin Roosevelt
President Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act into law in 1980, providing protection to more than 157 million acres of land in Alaska. It was the single largest expansion of protected land in history and doubled the size of the National Park System. The bill was somewhat controversial in the state early on, but support grew as Alaska’s national parks (now numbering eight) and monuments brought in tourism dollars.
The correct answer is Jimmy Carter.