Three Great American Conservationists
A Place in the Land is the story of George Perkins Marsh, Frederick Billings and Laurance S. Rockefeller, three seminal figures in the history of the conservation movement in America.
Though they were born generations apart and lived very different lives, the three were connected by a common vision and a common place. Marsh, Billings and Rockefeller occupied the same home and surrounding land in Woodstock, Vermont–a place that instilled in each of them a determination to preserve America's natural resources and to teach their fellow man to live in harmony with nature.
Today, their legacy and the land in Woodstock that inspired them are preserved at the Billings Farm & Museum, a museum of Vermont’s rural past and a working dairy farm, and the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park–the first National Park in America dedicated to teaching the concept of land stewardship.
Academy Award Nomination - Documentary Short Subject 1998
CINE - Golden Eagle Award 1999
Earthwatch Institute Film Award – 1999
Worldfest Flagstaff International Film Festival - Gold Award 1998
Produced By:Guggenheim Productions
Run Time: 32 Minutes
Format: DVD
Rating: Not Rated
