THE WILDERNESS IDEA
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THE WILDERNESS IDEA - 1989; Florentine Films - DVD; 58 Min.
This program explores this seminal chapter in American environmental politics by tracing the paths 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 natural resources. Combining archival materials with stunning cinematography shot on location in Yosemite, this timeless film tells the dramatic story of two founders of the American conservation movement and the historic battle that drove them apart.
Environment
Conservation
THE WILDERNESS IDEA - 1989; Florentine Films - DVD; 58 Min.
This program explores this seminal chapter in American environmental politics by tracing the paths 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 natural resources. Combining archival materials with stunning cinematography shot on location in Yosemite, this timeless film tells the dramatic story of two founders of the American conservation movement and the historic battle that drove them apart.
Environment
Conservation