conservationists

Gifford Pinchot is regarded as the father of the conservation movement. Pinchot and President Teddy Roosevelt set aside large areas and designated them public lands; these are today's National Forests.

A humorous biography of the twenty-sixth president, emphasizing his love of animals and wildlife and his activities as a conservationist.

A biography of John Muir revealing the events and ideas that shaped America's pioneer conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.

Examines the life of the marine biologist and science writer whose book "Silent Spring" changed the way we look at pesticides.

An account of the life of the Brazilian rubber tapper and grass-roots environmentalist, and a celebration of the beauty of the Amazon basin.

A biography of the Florida environmental activist whose efforts on behalf of the Everglades have resulted in the protection and revitalization of that area.

Told in the first person by the man known as "father of America's national parks" and an influential conservationist, using his own words.

Profiles of over 600 individuals and organizations that have influenced the environmental movement.