| Gifford Pinchot was born on August 11, 1865. Until his death in 1946, Pinchot championed conservation throughout the country. He served as Chief of the Forest Service, Governor of Pennsylvania and finally as an inspiration to all those conservationists who followed him.
Gifford Pinchot established the modern definition of conservation as a "wise use" approach to public land. Conservationists believe in using land sustainably to preserve it for future generations, rather than allowing it to be exploited and lost forever. Pinchot's ideas paralleled those of President Theodore Roosevelt and together the two led a national conservation movement. As we celebrate the birthday of the "Father of American Forestry," learn about conservation's birth and how Pinchot's legacy is still felt today.  | 
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