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Conservationists
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Aldo Leopold Archives 
 "Aldo Leopold is considered by many to have been the most influential conservation thinker of the 20th Century. Leopold's legacy spans the disciplines of forestry, wildlife management, conservation biology, sustainable agriculture, restoration ecology, private land management, environmental history, literature, education, esthetics, and ethics." On this site search or browse through digitized images of Leopold essays, correspondence, diary and journal entries, and more. From University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/AldoLeopold/ Topics: Notable People Last updated Apr 23, 2009 John Muir Day, April 21 – Celebration and History
Information about John Muir Day and how to celebrate it. Links to additional resources on the American conservationist, including some of his writings. There are also study guides for K-12 teachers. From the Sierra Club. http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/john_muir_day/ Topics: Environment, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People Last updated Oct 2, 2004 John Muir Exhibit
Fantastic exhibit on this naturalist, writer, conservationist, and founder of the Sierra Club. Biography, writings, and much more. From the Sierra Club. http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/ Topics: Environment, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Lady Bird Johnson Final Tribute
Website created to celebrate the life and legacy of former First Lady Claudia Alta (Lady Bird) Taylor Johnson, who died in July 2007. Features a biography that includes a discussion of how "she inspired the passage of the Beautification Act of 1965 ... which cemented environmentalism as a top priority in the United States," link to an image gallery, and quotes by and about her. From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. http://www.ladybirdjohnsontribute.org/ Topics: Notable People, The United States Presidency Last updated Jul 16, 2007 The Nobel Peace Prize 2004: Wangari Muta Maathai
Material about Dr. Wangari Maathai, who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace," and who was the first African woman and the first environmentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Includes a biography for Maathai (who was born in Kenya, also studied in the U.S. and Europe, and founded the Green Belt Movement), interview, video presentation, and Nobel lecture. From the Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2004/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Apr 24, 2008 Online Research Center: George Perkins Marsh
This site contains the text of selected published works and transcriptions of 650 letters written by or to George Perkins Marsh, the author of "Man and Nature" and "one of the first to recognize and describe in detail the significance of human action in transforming the natural world." Topics discussed include the American Civil War, sculpture, architecture, Vermont geography, and the Smithsonian Institution. Searchable and browsable by recipient. From the University of Vermont. http://bailey2.uvm.edu/specialcollections/gpmorc.html Topics: Correspondence, Environment, Notable People, Notable People: Government Last updated May 8, 2007 Rainforest Alliance: Eco-Index
This site offers a searchable index of current and past conservation projects in the neotropics (southern Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies). Includes project descriptions, interviews with conservationists, highlights of innovative projects, stories from the field, monitoring and evaluation progress, online news bulletins and reports, success of goals, lessons learned, and more. Materials are available in English and Spanish. http://www.eco-index.org/ Topics: Environment, Notable People, Regions of the World Last updated Mar 17, 2009 |
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