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Environmental Prophets

Environmental Prophets. John Muir Aldo Leopold Rachel Carson. John Muir “Preservationist”. Born in Scotland 1838 Came to WI as boy Worked very hard farmsteading with his father Loved being outside in nature Very creative, many inventions. John on His Own.

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Environmental Prophets

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  1. Environmental Prophets John Muir Aldo Leopold Rachel Carson

  2. John Muir “Preservationist” • Born in Scotland 1838 • Came to WI as boy • Worked very hard farmsteading with his father • Loved being outside in nature • Very creative, many inventions

  3. John on His Own • His father was very hard to live with • Some inventions were shown at WI state fair • He attended UW • Got a job helping run a small factory

  4. Muir & Study Table Invention

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Aldo Leopold &“The Land Ethic” • Born in Iowa 1886 • Yale Forestry M.S. • U.S. Forest Service • Gila Wilderness Area • Forest Products Lab Madison • UW Game Management • Wrote “A Sand County Almanac”

  8. Leopold’s Youth • Grew up in mansion on Mississippi River • Father was from upper class in Germany – Owned furniture co. • Spent a lot of time outdoors • Loved hunting/fishing/nature • Very good student

  9. Education & Jobs • Yale University Forestry Degree • 1st job U.S. Forest Service N. Mexico • Concerned About Loss of Wilderness • Became Very Sick After Sleeping Outside in Rain • Came Home & Got Job @ Forest Products Lab

  10. Life in Wisconsin • Started Game Mgmt. Dept. at UW • Wrote Textbooks • Raised Family & Lived in Madison • Bought Run-Down Farm Outside Baraboo

  11. The Land Ethic Philosophy • Decided to Try Experiment on Old Farm • Planted 1,000’s of Trees • Fixed up Old Chicken Coup as Cabin • Spent Free Time with Family at “The Shack” • Wrote “A Sand County Almanac” • Died of Heart Attack Fighting Fire @ Neighbors 1948

  12. Rachel Carson & “Silent Spring” • Born 1907 Penn. • Began Writing Books as a Child • Loved the Ocean • Authored Many Best Sellers • Concerned About Pesticide Overuse • “Silent Spring” 1962

  13. 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

  14. 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?”

  15. “Silent Spring” • 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

  16. Power Point Presentation by: Harvey S. Hayden, IV M.S. Resource Management , 1991. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Science Dept. Chair Lincoln High School Wisconsin Rapids, WI

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