Letter from David Starr Jordan to Gifford Pinchot
Subject(s): California, California--Pinnacles National Monument, Landscape protection, National monuments--Environmental aspects, National parks and reserves, National parks and reserves--Protection, Public lands, Sheep--Ecology
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David Starr Jordan writes to Chief Forester Pinchot regarding the proposed removal of the Pinnacles National Monument from the National Forest of which it is currently a part. Jordan acknowledges that the Pinnacles cannot be harmed whether they are owned privately or publicly, but he believes that if they were privately owned, access to them would be restricted, which he opposes. While the forest around the Pinnacles is not of much value as a forest, there is value in having the lands under governmental protection, as it preserves the local flora and fauna, which would otherwise be threatened by the grazing of sheep.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-05-11
Creator(s)
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from David Starr Jordan to Gifford Pinchot. [May 11, 1908]. Pinnacles National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294317. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. Letter from David Starr Jordan to Gifford Pinchot. [11 May. 1908]. Image.
Pinnacles National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294317.
APA:
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931., [1908, May 11]. Letter from David Starr Jordan to Gifford Pinchot.
Pinnacles National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294317.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Pinnacles National Park. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/pinnacles-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pinnacles National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/pinnacles-national-park.
APA:
Pinnacles National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/pinnacles-national-park.
