The National Conservation Commission was appointed on June 8, 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt and consisted of representatives of the United States Congress and relevant executive agency technocrats; Gifford Pinchot served as chairman of its executive committee. The commission was the fourth of seven conservation commissions and conferences established during Roosevelt's presidency (1901-1909). This commission had resulted from the first Conference of Governors just weeks earlier, which similarly had stemmed from the previous recommendations of the Inland Waterways Commission, presented to Congress in February 1908.
On June 8, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed the National Conservation Commission. It included representatives from Congress and relevant executive agency specialists; Gifford Pinchot chaired its executive committee. This commission was one of seven conservation bodies established during Roosevelt's presidency (1901-1909). The commission emerged from a Conference of Governors that followed recommendations made by the Inland Waterways Commission to Congress in February 1908.