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Gifford Pinchot: Walrus of the forest.(first Chief Forester of the United States Forestry Service)(Biography)
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August 1, 2005|
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Gifford Pinchot wanted to be a forester. He was smart, hardworking, and wealthy. He could have studied law, medicine, or banking, but he chose forestry.
It was an odd choice, since there were no U.S. foresters at that time. In the 1870s and 1880s, it was thought that American forests were big enough to last forever. There seemed to be no need to save trees or replant for the future. Wooded hillsides were cut bare.
Pinchot realized that America's forests would not last forever, and he worked hard to change what was happening. He was so successful that he was ...
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