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Please click on one of the members of the Hall of Fame to learn more.
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John James Audubon
His paintings inspired
interest in nature. His work
lives on as the National
Audubon Society. |
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Hugh Bennett
He founded the Soil
Conservation Service and
built awareness of soil
as a critical natural resource. |
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John Burroughs
His two dozen books and
numerous essays charmed
the world and connected
science with conservation. |
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Rachael Carson
Her book Silent Spring
sparked interest in pesticides
and helped start the modern
environmental movement.
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Anna Botsford Comstock
Mother of nature education,
she was one of the first
to bring her students and
other teachers out-of-doors.
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Jacques Cousteau
He took us underwater
inspiring generations
to explore our environment
and study its complexity.
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Jay N. "Ding" Darling
Wildlife artist and political
cartoonist, he helped make
Federal Duck Stamps and the
National Wildlife Federation.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Her book, The Everglades:
River of Grass, raised
awareness about this unique
aquatic ecosystem. |
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Ira Gabrielson
First director of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, he focused on
wetlands and waterfowl. |
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George Bird Grinnell
He founded the first
Audubon Society and laid
the foundation for national
parks and forest reserves. |
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William Temple Hornaday
An early crusador for
endangered species, he lead
the fights to save American
bison and migratory birds. |
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Aldo Leopold
Conservation pioneer,
visionary and game manager,
he wrote about the concept
of the land ethic. |
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George Perkins Marsh
As a Congressman, he wrote
in the mid- to late-1800s
about man's impact on soil,
water, and vegetation. |
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Robert Marshall
A founder of the Wilderness
Society, he would hike more
than 50 miles a day through
uncharted wilderness. |
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Stephen Mather
Worried about Yellowstone,
he created the National
Park Service and doubled
the size of the nation's parks.
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John Muir
Founder of the Sierra
Club, he focused the nation
on a new type of progress:
conservation. |
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O.J. Murie
He forged the Wilderness
Act of 1964, now
the National Wilderness
Preservation System. |
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Frederic Law Olmsted
Landscape architect, he
designed urban parks - such
as Central Park - bringing
nature to the city.
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Sigurd Olson
He often rallied diverse
interests in his leadership
positions for government
and environmental groups. |
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Roger Tory Peterson
The Peterson era began
in 1934 with A Field Guide
to the Birds. Illustrated with
Peterson drawings. |
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Gifford Pinchot
Founder of the U.S. Forest
Service, he taught science-
based management to the
first generation of foresters. |
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John Wesley Powell
The first surveyor of the
American Southwest, he
developed land-use
policies in the West. |
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Theodore Roosevelt
This President made the
first wildlife refuges, set up
the Forest Service and
protected millions of acres. |
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Inspiring both science and
fiction, his art captured
the exact anatomy and
the romance of animals.
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Wallace Stegner
A passionate advocate
for the protection of the West,
he taught with his writing
such as The Wilderness Letter.
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Ernest Swift
Former executive director of
the National Wildlife
Federation, he shaped the
first U.S. Wilderness Act.
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Henry David Thoreau
He wrote Walden, one of
the greatest masterpieces of
nature writing, inspiring
people to explore nature.
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Morris Udall
In Congress, he championed
many green laws such as the
Alaska Lands Act, doubling
the national park system.
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