Gifford Pinchot a conservationationist of America who established the modern trend of conservation of forest and natural resources. He often emphasized on the “wise use” of earth and its resources. He was born on 11 August 1865 and was a renowned forester and politician. He served as the first Chief of the US Forest department from 1905 till 1910 and governor of Pennsylvania twice. He was also a member of Republican Party. He in his long stint focused on conservation of natural resources. He also tried to reform the management and development of forest in America. <img src="/QuestionAnswer/79246592-d7e1-424f-b2b3-9d8e54b2654d/images/8b956a8c-f9b2-46c3-9555-7179ec5de793.jpg"alt='What was the impact of Gifford Pinchot's ideas about the environment? ?? data-filename="pinchot_smiles._gifford_pinchot_father_of_the_forest_service._photo_usfs.jpg" style="width: 760px;">
What was the impact of Gifford Pinchot's ideas about the environment?
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What was the impact of Gifford Pinchot's ideas about the environment?
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Pinchot is considered as a pioneer in terming it as “conservation ethics”. He is also termed as “Father of American Forestry “. He called it "the art of producing from the forest whatever it can yield for the service of man. During his term as the Chief of US Forest Service, he helped country’s forest reserves to grow at faster pace and guided agencies to grow naturally and work with it simultaneously so that the gift of God can be a friend in the path of development. He also founded Yale Forest School (now F&ES). His contribution towards nature is widely regarded because the conception of this idea permeated into his mind at the time when most the world was not aware of it. Forest was considered as a commodity to be exploited. The efforts taken by him was appreciated by almost every head of nation he served.