Seeking the Greatest Good The Conservation Legacy of Gifford Pinchot |
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| Author:
| Miller, Char |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8229-6267-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Char Miller chronicles the history of the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies and describes Grey Towers, the institute's iconic national historic site, offered by Pinchot's family as a lasting gift to the American people. As a union of the United States Forest Service and the Conservation Foundation, the institute was created to formulate policy and develop conservation education programs. Miller explores the institute's unique fusion of policy makers, scientists,...
More DescriptionChar Miller chronicles the history of the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies and describes Grey Towers, the institute's iconic national historic site, offered by Pinchot's family as a lasting gift to the American people. As a union of the United States Forest Service and the Conservation Foundation, the institute was created to formulate policy and develop conservation education programs. Miller explores the institute's unique fusion of policy makers, scientists, politicians, and activists and their efforts to increase our understanding of and responses to urban and rural forestry, water quality, soil erosion, air pollution, endangered species, land management and planning, and hydraulic fracking.