Narrator
Larry Vojtko
Writer and Director
Kristin Doran
Producers
Kristin Doran
Kathryn Davies
Director of Photography
David Raynock
Editor
Kristin Doran
Production Assistant
Ryan Mullaney
Graphics
Chris Zellers
Kristin Doran
Sound Design
Neil Prisco
Additional Photography
Kristin Doran
On-Location Credits for Portland, OR
Production Services Provided by
Picture This Productions
Production Manager
Ben Olberg
Director of Photography
Tom Hanson
On-Location Credits for Cristobal Colon, Ecuador
Image Acquisition by
Nubia Jaramillo
Segundo Moreno
Blair Rynearson
Peter Pinchot
WVIA Production Staff
Production Administrator
Kathryn Davies
Production Manager
Ben Payavis II
Production Support
Kris Hendrickson
Director of Programming
Joe Joyce
Director of Marketing
Doug Cook
Creative Director for Documentary Films
Greg Matkosky
Creative Director
Chris Zellers
Promotions Director
Neil Prisco
On Camera Interviews
(in order of appearance)
Susan Beecher
Char Miller
Jackson F. Eno
Peter Pinchot
Mary Glassman
Charles Howard
Gifford Pinchot III
Theodore Roosevelt IV
John Gordon
Tim Egan
Tom Tidwell
Allison Stewart
Casey Errico
Leila Pinchot
Edgar Brannon
Sue Currier
Howard Nuekrug
Paul Rush
Paul Reining
Gary Carr
Bob Hobbes
Jay Czerniak
Beth Czerniak
Rodney M. Jones
Catherine Mater
Doug Decker
Senator Betsy Johnson
Tony Hyde
Dr. Kenneth Cox
Mike Pihl
Matheus Pihl
Scott Russell
Grey Towers Tour Guide
Lee Salber
Archival Footage sourced from
“The Greatest Good”
“Gifford Pinchot; America’s First Forester”
“The Pinchot Family Home Movies”
“John F. Kennedy Dedicates the Pinchot Institute of Conservation”
“Scranton; Once and Future City”
Aerial Footage provided by
Footage Bank HD
Microscopic Footage provided by
Kirstina Yu
Copyright Exploratorium
www.exploratorium.edu
National Park Footage provided by
The National Park Service
Archival Photographs provided by
Grey Towers National Historic Site, USDA Forest Service
The National Archives and Records Administration
The Library of Congress
Jackson F. Eno
Hunter Mountain Twilight, painted by Sanford Robinson Gifford
is located at The Art Institute of Chicago Museum. No copyright.
Production Music provided by
Firstcom Music
“Appalachian Spring”, written by Aaron Copland,
Performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by Leonard Bernstrin
On-Location Bucket Truck provided by
Sequoia Tree Service, Dingman’s Ferry, PA
Special Thanks to
US Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service
Grey Towers Nat’l Hist. Site
Andy Conrad
Ellen Geis
Elizabeth Hawk
Lori McKean
Lee Salber
Allison Stewart
Office of the Chief
Karla J. Hawley
Leo Kay
Additional Thanks to
Ann Dunsky
Steven Dunksy
David Steinke
Additional Thanks to
Susan Beecher
Sharon Bernal
The Bernal Family
John Bliss
Edgar Brannon
Joyce Cahill
Mike Carr
Carol R. Collier
Rich Correa
Linda Desrosiers
Joseph Doran
Carol Eno
Jackson Eno
Patti Ferrara
James Flynn
Martin Geitz
Elizabeth Jacks
Bobby LaRon
Catherine Mater
Anita Mielert
Wolf Meielert
Stacy Miller
Sarah Nielson
Nick Niles
Sharon Sutherland
Philiss Wichert
Ridge and Valley Charter School
The Town of Simsbury, CT
The Simsbury 1820 House, Simsbury, CT
The City of Vernonia, OR
The Black Bear Café, Vernonia, OR
The Yale Club NYC
The Delaware River Basin Commission
The Philadelphia Water Department
The New York Department of Environmental Protection
The City of New York Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting
We wish to thank the men and women of the US Forest Service
for all their advice and support throughout this project,
especially for access to archival footage and other historical materials
at Grey Towers National Historic Site and at National Forests
and other locations throughout the country.
We also wish to thank the men and women of the Pinchot Institute
for their cooperation and assistance throughout this project.
We also wish to thank the Pinchot family
for permission to use personal photos and other materials
reflecting the family history.