Which American presidents did the most to preserve the land we love as national parks and preserves?<\/p>
With the presidential election around the corner and the U.S. National Park Foundation receiving a record-breaking grant of $100 million, Lawn Love<\/a> ranked 22 Presidents Who Preserved National Parks.<\/p> To rank the presidents, we factored in the acreages of 94<\/strong> different national parks, national military parks, national preserves, and national trails. <\/p> Note: We <\/em>did not include<\/em><\/strong> all public lands in this story. NPS units such as national historic sites, national historic parks, and national monuments were not included, nor were conservation lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management or Forest Service.<\/em><\/p> Read through our ranking below. To learn how we ranked the presidents, see our methodology<\/a>.<\/p> In this article<\/h2>