Benton MacKaye (March 6, 1879 – Dec. 11, 1975) was an American forester, planner and conservationist. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, MacKaye's father was Steele MacKaye, an actor and dramatist. Despite his upbringing in the theatre, Benton MacKaye went to Harvard University to study forestry (B.A. , 1900; M.A. School of Forestry, 1905) and later taught there for several years. He joined a number of Federal bureaus and agencies, including the U.S.

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  • Benton MacKaye (March 6, 1879 – Dec. 11, 1975) was an American forester, planner and conservationist. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, MacKaye's father was Steele MacKaye, an actor and dramatist. Despite his upbringing in the theatre, Benton MacKaye went to Harvard University to study forestry (B.A. , 1900; M.A. School of Forestry, 1905) and later taught there for several years. He joined a number of Federal bureaus and agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the U.S. Department of Labor, and also was a member of the Technical Alliance forerunner of Technocracy Incorporated where he participated in the Energy Survey of North America. MacKaye helped pioneer the idea of land preservation for recreation and conservation purposes, and was a strong advocate of balancing human needs and those of nature; he coined the term "Geotechnics" to describe this philosophy. MacKaye authored two books, The New Exploration: A Philosophy of Regional Planning and Expedition nine: A Return to a Region. A collection of 13 of his essays was published as From Geography to Geotechnics. A co-founder of The Wilderness Society, he is best known as the originator of the Appalachian Trail (AT), an idea he presented in his 1921 article, An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning. The Benton MacKaye Trail, some portions of which coincide with the Appalachian Trail, is named after him.
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  • Benton MacKaye (March 6, 1879 – Dec. 11, 1975) was an American forester, planner and conservationist. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, MacKaye's father was Steele MacKaye, an actor and dramatist. Despite his upbringing in the theatre, Benton MacKaye went to Harvard University to study forestry (B.A. , 1900; M.A. School of Forestry, 1905) and later taught there for several years. He joined a number of Federal bureaus and agencies, including the U.S.
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  • Benton MacKaye
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