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Bookmark or Share- Gifford Pinchot: A Life in Progress - Oxford AcademicGifford Pinchot: A Life in Progress | Journal of Forestry | Oxford Academic. Journal Article. Gifford Pinchot: A Life in Progress. Char Miller. , V. Alaric Sample. Journal of Forestry, Volume 97, Issue 1, January 1999, Pages 27–32, https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/97.1.27. Published: 01 January 1999. PDF. Split View. Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract.
- Gifford Pinchot: The Father of Forestry - U.S. National Park ServiceLibrary of Congress Photo. Gifford Pinchot was an important figure in the American conservation movement. As the first chief of the US Forest Service, Pinchot tripled the nation’s forest reserves, protecting their long term health for both conservation and recreational use.
- Gifford Pinchot - WikipediaGifford Pinchot [a] (August 11, 1865 – October 4, 1946) was an American forester and politician. He served as the fourth chief of the U.S. Division of Forestry, as the first head of the United States Forest Service, and as the 28th governor of Pennsylvania.
- First Forester: The Enduring Conservation Legacy of Gifford PinchotGifford Pinchot, the first U.S. forest chief and founder of the Yale Forest School, doesn’t get enough credit, says historian Char Miller. In the early 20th century, Miller says, Pinchot helped shape our modern understanding of conservation, environmental education, and the very notion of “public lands.”.
- Pinchot, Gifford (1865 – 1946) American Conservationist and ForesterGifford Pinchot (1865 – 1946) American conservationist and forester. Pinchot was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, to a prosperous business and industrial family, part of whose wealth came from timber holdings in several states.
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