Question
John Muir and Gifford Pinchot started off as both supporting the "natural world." How did their ideas
of wilderness diverge?
Muir thought of wilderness as something to be preserved, while Pinchot wanted to use its resources
Muir could not agree with Pinchot's idea that nature was a goddess, the earth deity
Muir introduced science to the process of forest management, while Pinchot ran naked through the woods like
a wild man
• Muir thought of wilderness as something to be used, while Pinchot thought of it as recreation
Answer
Muir thought of wilderness as something to be preserved, while Pinchot wanted to use its resources.