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Apr 09, 1839 McVeytown, Pennsylvania, United States Died on 02 Jun 1922 (aged 83)
American conservationist
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About Joseph Rothrock
- Not to be confused with Joseph J.
- Rothrock, an American college football coach. Joseph Trimble Rothrock (April 9, 1839 – June 2, 1922) was an American environmentalist, recognized as the "Father of Forestry" in Pennsylvania.
- In 1895, Rothrock was appointed the first forestry commissioner to lead the newly formed Division of Forestry in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
- Two of his major accomplishments as commissioner were his land acquisition program and the creation of a forest academy to train foresters for state service.
