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In this documentary, the debate over the damming and flooding of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park is examined by looking at the two most notable faces of the debate, United States Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot, and celebrated Scottish-American naturalist John Muir, two friends and notable conservationists who found ...
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13 de may. de 2023 · 1989. 58m. Documentary. Cast. Philip Bosco (Gifford Pinchot) Hume Cronyn (Narrator) Ken Drury (John Muir) Directors. Diane Garey, Lawrence R. Hott. Synopsis. To one man, it was perfect...
0 ratings0 reviews. Vidoe Tape. 58 Minutes. "An exploration of the first national controversy about America's Should Hetch Hetchy, a valley within Yosemite National Park, be dammed and flooded to form a reservoir for San Francisco? On one side, utilitarians argued that the benefits of water and power for the city outweighed the good of an ...
Photo caption. Montana In the 1890s, America faced an environmental crisis. In the mountainous West, land set aside for homesteading sat unclaimed, too distant and treacherous for prospective farmers, and entirely unprotected by the government. Sheep roamed across these unclaimed lands, clearing grass for miles.
This documentary explores this seminal chapter in American environmental politics while tracing the lives and divergent paths of the two national figures at odds in the debate : Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, and naturalist John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club.
1990 US 56 min. Festival Year: 2012. Types: Documentary. Topic: Environmental Advocacy and Justice, Freshwater & Oceans, Wildlife. DCEFF is proud to present Wilderness Idea, The - The Environmental Film Festival is the world's premier festival for the best environmental movies.
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