Author: Harold T. Pinkett
Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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The legend that America was a land of unlimited natural wealth began in Columbus' time. Americans have since treated natural resources as if they were infinite, and have destroyed forest land at will. Today growing numbers of active conservationists are challenging the motive of commercial developers who seek to appropriate more forests. Harold Pinkett here describes and appraises the work of Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946), the man who initiated the challenge. Pinchott was the foremost American apostle of conservation, the first professionally trained American forester, and the chief agent in the introduction of scientific forestry into the woodlands of the United States. -- Jacket.
Author: Harold T. Pinkett
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780608138756
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Author: Gifford Pinchot
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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This work gives an exciting insight into the early days of the Forestry service in the US. Gifford Pinchot beautifully presents his views on the nature of the forest, the nation's responsibilities in maintaining and using the forest, and the personal conditions of forestry work.
Author: Gifford Pinchot
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781559636704
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Vigorous, colorful, bold and highly personal, Breaking New Ground is the autobiography of Gifford Pinchot, founder and first chief of the Forest Service. He tells a fascinating tale of his efforts, under President Theodore Roosevelt, to wrest the forests from economic special interests and to bring them under management for multiple- and long-range use. His philosophy of "the greatest good for the greatest number over the longest time" has become the foundation upon which this country's conservation policy is based. In a new introduction for this special commemorative edition, Char Miller of Trinity University and V. Alaric Sample of the Pinchot Institute for Conservation trace the evolution of Gifford Pinchot's career in the context of his personal life and the social and environmental issues of his time. They illuminate the courage and vision of the man whose leadership is central to the development of the profession of forestry in the United States. Breaking New Ground is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the basis of our present national forest policy, and the origins of the conservation movement.
Author: Gifford Pinchot
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forestry schools and education
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Author: Gifford Pinchot
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forestry schools and education
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Author: Char Miller
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610910745
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 473
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Gifford Pinchot is known primarily for his work as first chief of the U. S. Forest Service and for his argument that resources should be used to provide the "greatest good for the greatest number of people." But Pinchot was a more complicated figure than has generally been recognized, and more than half a century after his death, he continues to provoke controversy. Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism, the first new biography in more than three decades, offers a fresh interpretation of the life and work of the famed conservationist and Progressive politician. In addition to considering Gifford Pinchot's role in the environmental movement, historian Char Miller sets forth an engaging description and analysis of the man -- his character, passions, and personality -- and the larger world through which he moved. Char Miller begins by describing Pinchot's early years and the often overlooked influence of his family and their aspirations for him. He examines Gifford Pinchot's post-graduate education in France and his ensuing efforts in promoting the profession of forestry in the United States and in establishing and running the Forest Service. While Pinchot's twelve years as chief forester (1898-1910) are the ones most historians and biographers focus on, Char Miller also offers an extensive examination of Pinchot's post-federal career as head of The National Conservation Association and as two-term governor of Pennsylvania. In addition, he looks at Pinchot's marriage to feminist Cornelia Bryce and discusses her role in Pinchot's political radicalization throughout the 1920s and 1930s. An epilogue explores Gifford Pinchot's final years and writings. Char Miller offers a provocative reconsideration of key events in Pinchot's life, including his relationship with friend and mentor John Muir and their famous disagreement over damming Hetch Hetchy Valley. The author brings together insights from cultural and social history and recently discovered primary sources to support a new interpretation of Pinchot -- whose activism not only helped define environmental politics in early twentieth century America but remains strikingly relevant today.
Author: Gifford Pinchot
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Author: Gifford Pinchot
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022683181
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In this classic work, pioneering conservationist Gifford Pinchot shares his insights on the art and science of forestry. Drawing on his decades of experience in the field, Pinchot provides practical advice on everything from planting to harvesting, as well as a compelling vision for the role of forestry in shaping the future of the planet. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: John Clayton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643131818
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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John Muir and Gifford Pinchot have often been seen as the embodiment of conflicting environmental philosophies. Muir, the preservationist and co-founder of the Sierra Club. Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service advocating sustainability in timber harvests, instituted conservation. The idealistic Muir saw nature as something special and separate; the pragmatic Pinchot accepted that people used the products of nature. The environmental movement’s original sin, and the root of many of it's difficulties, was its inability to reconcile these two viewpoints—and these two men.So how was it that Muir and Pinchot went camping together—and delighted in each other's company? Does this mean that the seemingly irreparable divide in environmental ethos is not as unbridgeable as it might seem? The perceived rivalry between these two men has obscured a fascinating and hopeful story. Muir and Pinchot actually spent years in an alliance that lead to the original movement for public lands. Their shared commitment to the glories of natural landscapes united their disparate talents and viewpoints to create a fledgling and uniquely American vision of land ownership and management.
