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Environmental Preservation in the Progressive Era

An excerpt from a 1908 essay by Gifford Pinchot about conserving natural resources.

An excerpt from a 1908 essay by Gifford Pinchot about conserving natural resources.

Citation Information: Pinchot, Gifford, excerpt from “The conservation of natural resources,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/4841cee5469a71770c9a2343525fe92a.

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Item 7 of 11 in the Primary Source Set Environmental Preservation in the Progressive Era

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A 1893 petition written by John Muir asking the House of Representatives to preserve Yosemite National Park.

An excerpt from a 1908 essay by Gifford Pinchot about conserving natural resources.

An excerpt from a speech by Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 advocating for the creation of forest reserves in the Appalachians.

An excerpt from a 1908 text calling for forest preservation in Alabama.

A photograph of John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt taken in 1903.

A photograph of a tunnel through a large tree, taken in 1899 in Yosemite National Park.

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