WILDERNESS RULES GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST UNVEILS ITSPROPOSAL FOR OVERNIGHT CAMPING LIMITSALLEN THOMAS, Columbian
In 1896, Gifford gained appointment to the newly formed National Forest Commission and was soon placed in charge of the country's Western forest reserves. Then in 1898, Pinchot became the chief of the Division of Forestry, part of the Department of the Interior. Meanwhile, with a $250,000 ...
ALLEN THOMAS, Columbian staff writer