Gifford Pinchot, conservationist
Subject(s): Ballinger, Richard Achilles, 1858-1922, California--Hetch Hetchy Valley, Conservation of natural resources, Forests and forestry, Leopold, Aldo, 1886-1948, Muir, John, 1838-1914, National Conservation Association (U.S.), North Carolina--Biltmore Forest, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Pinchot, James Wallace, 1831-1908, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927, Society of American Foresters, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Yale University. School of Forestry
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Barry W. Walsh provides an overview of the career of America’s first and most famous forester, Gifford Pinchot. Walsh emphasizes Pinchot’s work in government to promote forest conservation, and she examines his work with President Theodore Roosevelt and his dismissal under President William Howard Taft. Walsh also examines Pinchot’s bitter quarrel with John Muir over building a dam in the Hetch Hetchy valley in Yosemite National Park, and she notes his advising President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the founding of the Yale Forest School. A photograph of Pinchot appears in the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1987
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
“No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.”
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Gifford Pinchot, conservationist. [1987]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307661. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Walsh, Barry W.. Gifford Pinchot, conservationist. [1987]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307661.
APA:
Walsh, Barry W.., [1987]. Gifford Pinchot, conservationist.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307661.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
