On the recordMarch 16, 2015
I draw a very great quote from Gifford Pinchot, who was the first chief of the Forest Service, who defined conservation as the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of mankind.
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Crapo references Pinchot's definition of conservation to support his argument.
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