Pinchot

[pin-shoh]

noun

1. Gifford, 1863–1946, U.S. political leader, forester, and teacher.

Example Sentences

“Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the Forest Service, once described conservation as ‘the application of common sense to common problems for the common good,’” Wood said.

From Los Angeles Times

Who doesn’t love seeing Ken Marino be a jerk, Jason Lee portray another loser or Bronson Pinchot do his "loopy foreigner" act again, only this time as a chef from a real country?

From Salon

The two men from Portland, Oregon were found dead after a three-day search was launched on Christmas Day after a family member reported that the pair had not returned from a trip to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

From BBC

It will follow the route used when the initial gate was installed in the 1980s, said Gifford Pinchot National Forest spokesperson Charles Lassiter.

From Seattle Times

In 1994, President Bill Clinton’s Northwest Forest Plan preserved more than 20 million acres of old-growth forests in Washington, Oregon and Northern California, curtailing logging on federal lands like the nearby Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

From Seattle Times