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   Gifford 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.

   • Other political affiliations: Progressive "Bull Moose" (1912)
   • Spouse: Cornelia Bryce Pinchot

   • Political party: Republican

2. www.nps.gov › articles › gifford-pinchotGifford Pinchot: The Father of Forestry - U.S. National Park ...

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   May 9, 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the US Forest Service and a leader in the American conservation movement. He protected the nation's forests for both conservation and recreational use, and clashed with John Muir over the damming of Yosemite National Park.

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › Gifford-PinchotGifford Pinchot | National Forester, Progressive Movement ...

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   Apr 2, 2024 · Gifford Pinchot (born Aug. 11, 1865, Simsbury, Conn., U.S.—died Oct. 4, 1946, New York, N.Y.) was a pioneer of U.S. forestry and conservation and a public official. Pinchot graduated from Yale in 1889 and studied at the National Forestry School in Nancy, France, and in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Upon his return home in 1892, he began ...

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5. foresthistory.org › gifford-pinchot-1865-1946Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946) - Forest History Society

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   Learn about the life and legacy of Gifford Pinchot, the 4th Chief of the Division of Forestry, 1898-1901; 1st Chief of Bureau of Forestry, 1901-1905; and 1st Chief of the Forest Service, 1905-1910. He was a forester, conservationist, and leader in the development of the US Forest Service and the national forests.

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   Who was Gifford Pinchot?

   • Gifford Pinchot on October 19, 1925. 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.

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   Was Gifford Pinchot a Republican?

   • He was a member of the Republican Party for most of his life, though he joined the Progressive Party for a brief period. Born into the wealthy Pinchot family, Gifford Pinchot embarked on a career in forestry after graduating from Yale University in 1889.

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   What did Gifford Pinchot say about public lands?

   • Gifford Pinchot CHAR MILLER: One of the things that he did was that he gave us what we now think of as “public lands.” The national forests in particular, in his case, but also the concept of the public lands in the whole breadth as we know it today: the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service.

   First Forester: The Enduring Conservation Legacy of Gifford Pinchot

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   Who was Theodore Roosevelt Gifford Pinchot?

   • Theodore Roosevelt Gifford Pinchot was born at Simsbury, Connecticut, on August 11, 1865, in a house recently purchased by his grandfather, Amos R. Eno. The home had earlier been owned by Gifford's great grandfather, Elisha Phelps, a distinguished politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1820's.

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   Learn about Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the US Forest Service and a progressive governor of Pennsylvania. Find out how he advocated for public lands, forestry education, and political reform.

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   Learn about Gifford Pinchot, one of America's leading advocates of environmental conservation at the turn of the twentieth century. He was the Chief Forester of the U.S. Forest Service under President Roosevelt and a key figure in the conservation movement of the early 1900s.

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   Sep 21, 2016 · Learn how Gifford Pinchot, the first U.S. forest chief and founder of the Yale Forest School, shaped the modern understanding of conservation, environmental education, and public lands. Find out how he helped triple the nation’s forest reserves, created the U.S. Forest Service, and influenced Roosevelt and other conservationists.