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In this documentary, the debate over the damming and flooding of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park is examined by looking at the two most notable faces of the debate, United States Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot, and celebrated Scottish-American naturalist John Muir, two friends and notable conservationists who found ...
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- Diane Garey, Lawrence R. Hott
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A film by Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey (Editor) Vidoe Tape. 58 Minutes. "An exploration of the first national controversy about America's Should Hetch Hetchy, a valley within Yosemite National Park, be dammed and flooded to form a reservoir for San Francisco?
This timeless film traces the paths of the leaders of the two factions: John Muir, the brilliant and eccentric founder and first president of the Sierra Club and Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, who defined conservation as the wise management of natural resources.
In this documentary, the debate over the damming and flooding of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park is examined by looking at the two most notable faces of the debate, United States...
The Wilderness Idea explores this important chapter in American environmental policy, using the lives of John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club, and Gifford Pinchot the first chief...
Jun 4, 1992 · THE WILDERNESS IDEA: JOHN MUIR, GIFFORD PINCHOT, AND THE FIRST BATTLE FOR WILDERNESS, a one-hour documentary by Florentine Films. (Broadcast on “The American Experience” on PBS)
"The Wildernes Idea explores this seminal chapter in American environmental politics by tracing the pathers of the leaders of the two faction; John Muir, the brilliant and eccentric founder and first president of the Sierra club, and Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, who defined conservation as the wise management of ...
