John Belton Dewitt

Background

Dewitt, John Belton was born on January 13, 1937 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Belton and Florence Jeffery Dewitt.

Education

Bachelor in Wildlife Conservation, University of California, Berkeley, 1959.

Career

With United States Forest Svc., El Dorado National Forest, 1955-1956; ranger naturalist, National Park Svc., Yosemite National Park, 1957-1958; ranger naturalist, Mount Rainer National Park, 1959; ranger naturalist, Death Valley National Monument, 1960; land law examiner, information officer, land appraiser, bureau of Land Management, Sacramento, 1960-1964; assistant secretary, Save-the-Redwoods League, 1964-1971; director Northern California chapter, Nature Conservancy, 1976-1977; director, Tuolumne River Preservation Trust, 1981-1985; executive director, secretary, Save-the-Redwoods League, 1971-1995. Advisory county Trust for Public Land, 1975-1978, Anza Borrego Desert Committee, 1983-1993. Advisor to the United States Secretary Interior (4 adminstrns.).

Achievements

• John Belton Dewitt has been listed as a noteworthy Conservation executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • California Redwood Parks And Preserves

    (Octavo, , PP.26, Wonderful Cover Photo Of Redwood Grove A...)

Membership

Member Sierra Club (conservation committee 1953-1963), American Forestry Association, National Parks Association, Wilderness Society, National Audubon Society.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, hiking, gardening.

Connections

Married Karma Lee Sowers, September 17, 1960.

Father:

Belton Dewitt

Mother:

Florence Jeffery Dewitt

Spouse:

Karma Lee Sowers