“Without natural resources life itself is impossible. From birth to death, natural resources, transformed for human use, feed, clothe, shelter, and transport us.”

— Gifford Pinchot

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About Gifford Pinchot

Conservationist • American

Gifford Pinchot was a pioneering American forester and politician who served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service from 1905 to 1910. Appointed by his close friend President Theodore Roosevelt, Pinchot...

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