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12177621469Ralph Waldo EmersonPublished nature in 18360
12177628902Ralph Waldo EmersonWas an early critique of rampant economic development1
12177639879Ralph Waldo EmersonIn his journals he stated "this invasion of nature by trade with its money it's credits it's steam it's railroads threatens to upset the balance of men and nature2
12177661481Henry David ThoreauWrote Walden which described a year in which he lived in the country to have contact with nature "essential facts of life"3
12177674339Henry David ThoreauHe wrote the book while living near concord Massachusetts in the mid 1800's4
12177684557Henry David ThoreauHe believed we need to protect nature from "the vandalism of a few"5
12177698402John MuirBelieved "wilderness mirrors divinity nourishes humanity and vivifies the spirit"6
12177712824John MuirArgued that only the govenrnment can save California's sequoia grooves from the "ravages of fools"7
12177727010John MuirOrganized the sierra club8
12177731606John MuirConvinced the federal government to restrict development in the Yosemite valley9
12177739823Aldo Leopoldwrote A sand county almanac10
12177749881Aldo LeopoldWorked in the forest services in the 1920's11
12177778232Aldo LeopoldWorked towards the development of a wilderness policy and founded the field of game management12
12177800044Aldo LeopoldHe wrote that the amount of space and type of forage of a wildlife habitat determine the number of animals that can be supported13
12177821475Aldo LeopoldSaid regulated hunting can keep a proper balance of wildlife14
12177829906Rachel CarsonWrote "Silent Spring" (environmental problems caused by pesticides). National wide band on DDT. Advanced global environmental movement.15
12177838103Rachel CarsonWrote articles for the New Yorker in 1960 where she mainly spoke about pesticides and the damaging effects it has16

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