Gifford Pinchot

Gifford Pinchot (1865–1946) was a pioneering American forester, politician, and reformer who served as the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service and twice as Governor of Pennsylvania. A close associate of President Theodore Roosevelt, Pinchot was instrumental in launching the modern conservation movement in the United States. His ideas laid the groundwork for sustainable natural resource management and shaped national policies on forestry, water, and land use.