Session 10: Ecological Pragmatism:

Convergence, Conservation, Preservation & Householding

Reading Assignment: Edward Wimberley Nested Ecology, Chapter 7; Ben Minteer, Refounding Environmental Ethics, Chapter 9.

Video Assignment: A New Type of Conservation: Breaking Free of Two Myths About Nature - Peter Kareiva; Theodore Roosevelt: Conserving America's Future; New Age of Conservation; The Wildlife Trusts (UK); Gifford Pinchot: Conservation Hero; Gifford Pinchot - Chief of the U.S. Forest Service; Gifford Pinchot: America's Forester; Biography of Gifford Pinchot: Seeking the Greatest Good; John Muir and Hetch Hetchy (1)(2)(3) Biography of John Muir Part One; Part Two; Green Fire: The Life & Legacy of Aldo Leopold

Other Videos of Interest: The American Experience: Teddy Roosevelt Part 1, Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; and Wind and the Lion: Theodore Roosevelt Defines America

Homework Assignment:

1. Explain what Wimberley means by householding as an approach to living within the constraints of natural resources and environments.

2. Compare and contrast the contributions of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot to the current environmental movements of our day.