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Gifford
Pinchot (1865 -
1946)
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 Breaking
New Ground by Gifford
Pinchot, Char Miller (Introduction)
"Incredible story of a difficult struggle to
gather support for the creation of our national forests. I learned that
people don't change. It is ironic that the book covers how over 100
years ago, many miners, land developers were so violently opposed to any
land being protected-I see the same thing happening today with sprawl.
A MUST READ. It made me really feel fortunate that we
have our national forests to enjoy because we almost didn't. I had
trouble putting this book down. It is very long, but oh so good if you
have any interest in conservation." -- Anonymous Review
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From the US Forest Service.
Excerpt:
Gifford Pinchot was one of America's leading
advocates of environmental conservation at the turn of the twentieth
century. Born into wealth and endowed with imagination and a love of
nature, he shared his money, possessions and intellect to further the
causes of the common good.
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From the PA Environmental Heritage Site.
Excerpt:
Gifford Pinchot, America's first professionally trained forester,
rose to national prominence as a conservationist and political
progressive under the patronage of President Theodore Roosevelt. Equally
noteworthy was his election twice as Republican governor of
Pennsylvania. As a politician he fought for wiser use of natural
resources and for fuller justice for the average citizen. His struggle
for reform, particularly with leaders in his own party, made him a
center of continual controversy.
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The Pinchot Institute For Conservation
is an independent, non-profit organization committed to leadership in conservation
thought, policy and action with a mission to advance the conservation of
natural resources throughout the world. Dedicated at Grey
Towers in 1963 by President John
F. Kennedy, the Institute facilitates communication and closer
cooperation among resource managers, scientists, policymakers and the
American public. With executive offices in Washington, D.C., it’s home
is the Pinchot estate where an inspirational environment allows for the
exploration of new ideas in conservation and continues Gifford
Pinchot's legacy of conservation through sustainable forest
management. This aligns to the wishes of Pinchot's son,
who donated the mansion and grounds to the Forest
Service to further his father’s work.
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