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Mike Crapo: “I draw a very great quote from Gifford Pinchot, who was the first chief of the Forest Service, who defined conservation…”

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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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

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Crapo references Pinchot's definition of conservation to support his argument.

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