Theodore Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch is often called the Walden Pond of the West. But the ranch and its pristine land are feeling the pressure of North Dakota's oil boom.

In this photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, Theodore Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch site near Medora, N.D., is seen in on Sept. 17, 2007.

The Forest Service purchased the land next to Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch site in 2007. It cost $5.3 million, with $4.8 million coming from the federal government and $500,000 from conservation groups.

BISMARCK - Visitors to the historic Elkhorn Ranch in Theodore Roosevelt National Park won't have to worry about oil rigs spoiling their view after the North Dakota Industrial Commission on Tuesday ...

MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — An oil company has staked out an area near the site of Theodore Roosevelt's historic Badlands ranch in western North Dakota, alarming those who oversee the popular tourist ...

As part of the national park, the Elkhorn Ranch site is off limits to development. The 5,100-acre ranch just across the river was not, though, when the family that owned it put it up for sale a ...

Only 218 acres of the historic district comprise the Elkhorn Ranch unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. More than 50 percent of the land surrounding the national park unit is managed by the ...

Theodore Roosevelt's historic 23,550-acre Elkhorn Ranchlands in North Dakota will receive at least $50,000 in habitat restoration and interpretive projects from the president of the Boone and ...