The removal of grass by grazing affects the woody plant component of woodland systems in two major ways. Grasses compete with woody plants for water in the topsoil and removal by grazing reduces this competitive effect, potentially boosting tree growth.
This suggests there were âhomemadeâ teddy bears in existence as early as the late 1800s. Steiff (shown right) is, indeed, the original manufacturer of teddy bears, and artist Richard Steiff was that teddy bearâs designer in Germany, in 1902. The first and oldest model Steiff bear that survives is the Rod Bear.
That connected bears with President Roosevelt. The Teddy Bear tie came when a Brooklyn, NY candy shop owner, Morris Michtom, saw Clifford Berrymanâs original cartoon of Roosevelt and the bear and had an idea. He put in his shop window two stuffed toy bears his wife had made.Michtom asked permission from President Roosevelt to call these toy bears Teddy's bears.he Teddy Bear tie came when a Brooklyn, NY candy shop owner, Morris Michtom, saw Clifford Berrymanâs original cartoon of Roosevelt and the bear and had an idea. He put in his shop window two stuffed toy bears his wife had made.