*Environmentalism – A History
John MuirTeddy Roosevelt
Aldo LeopoldRachel Carson
*Original PPT Presentation by: Harvey S. Hayden, Science Dept. ChairLincoln High School, WI
Modified by Keith Tucker, Global Science.
John Muir “Preservationist”
Born in Scotland 1838
Came to WI as boy
Loved being outside in nature
Very creative, many inventions
John on His Own
He attended Univ. of Wisconsin
Got a job helping run a small factory
Mechanically minded - factory machines & Inventions
Wisconsin to California
Injured when file pierced his eye
Swore he’d give life to God’s Creation (Nature) if sight returned
Spent 6 years reading,writing & studying in Yosemite
http://www.pdphoto.org
www.stanford.edu/morganimages/scenery/yosemite/yos_falls_2/html/yf02-yosemite-falls.html
Fought for Wilderness
Founded Sierra Club
Wanted National Park System
Fought for preservation of wilderness areas
Tried to stop Hetch-Hetchy dam project
Died in 1914
• Increased protected forested lands from 43 million acres to over 194 million
• Area size of Maine to Virginia!
• "Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt
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“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself,“
““A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself”
Aldo Leopold “The Land Ethic”
“land is to be loved and respected is an extension ethics”
“individual responsibility for the health of land.”
Aldo Leopold (1887-1948)
Yale University Forestry Degree
1st job U.S. Forest Service N. Mexico
Concerned About Loss of Wilderness
Life in Wisconsin
Started Game Mgmt. Dept. at UW
1st textbook on Wildlife management (1933)
The Land Ethic Philosophy Moved family to
old farm and started ecological experiment
– Restoring prarie lands, planting 1000s of trees and documenting landscape changes.
“A Sand County Almanac” –collection of essays about nature/natural world
http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ht/37.1/frese.html
Rachel Carson & “Silent Spring”
Born 1907 Penn. Concerned About
Pesticide Overuse “Silent Spring”
1962
Professional Biologist
Earned Two Biology Degrees
Job With Bureau of US Fisheries
Researched Oceanography & Marine Biology
Book “The Sea Around Us” Bestseller for 86 Weeks
DDT & Food Web
A Friend Asked Her To Help Investigate Bird Deaths
Researched DDT’s Environmental Effects
Was Discredited by Chemical Company
“How Can A Woman Be a Good Scientist?”
“Silent Spring” – Rachel Carson
Worked on Silent Spring for Years Received Pressure From Chemical
Companies to Be Quiet Finally Published Book Was Commended by President
Kennedy Died of Breast Cancer 1964
