foresters

"Piet the squirrel feels all alone in his forest home. Luckily, Peter the Forester has the perfect plan to cheer him up: a search for tree children. You can't be lonely in a forest full of friends! As they wander, Peter shares amazing facts about trees, how they communicate and care for each other, and the struggles they endure. Soon, the little squirrel is feeling much better--especially when he realizes he's helped the tree children grow"--Provided by publisher.

A picture book biography of Jadav Payeng who as a boy was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion in India's Brahmaputra River region, so he began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo, grew into a thriving 1,300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals.

Gifford Pinchot is regarded as the father of the conservation movement. Pinchot and President Teddy Roosevelt set aside large areas and designated them public lands; these are today's National Forests.

A biography of the ecologist whose pioneering contributions to wildlife management have influenced generations of conservationists.

Biography of Gifford Pinchot, a pioneer in the field of forestry, who expanded the United States Forestry Division, hired the first forest rangers, and with the help of fellow outdoorsman President Teddy Roosevelt, established many forest reserves.

Presents a brief biography of early twentieth-century conservationist, Gifford Pinchot, who is largely responsible for introducing methods to preserve the nation's forests and helping to designate large areas as public lands.