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* Timeline of Important People * Follow along & match pictures to descriptions – then will glue into notebook

* George Perkins Marsh: * 1864: published Man and Nature * Considered 1 st modern discussion of environmental problems * His ecological insights brought awareness to humankind's impacts on the Earth. 1

* John Muir: * 1890: influenced congress to create Yosemite National Park * 1 st president of the Sierra Club * He has been called "The Father of our National Parks," "Wilderness Prophet," and "Citizen of the Universe.“ * 2

* President Theodore Roosevelt: * 1905: established U.S. Forest Service * Set up five new national parks orehttp:// ore+ Argued that forests should be saved “to provide homes and jobs for people” 3

* Aldo Leopold: * Wildlife ecologist in Wisconsin * 1949: wrote A Sand County Almanac – influential book about nature “We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” 4

* Rachel Carson: * 1962: wrote book Silent Spring - created a demand for regulation of pesticides & pollution 5

* Edward O. Wilson: * 1967: wrote book The Theory of Island Biogeography; became a cornerstone of conservation biology * He played a key role in the development of the new field of chemical ecology, where he studied the pheromone language of ants. * 6

* Paul and Anne Ehrlich * 1968: wrote The Population Bomb, warning that Earth's resources won’t last. 7

* James Lovelock: * Scientist & environmentalist * 1975, he came up with " The Gaia Theory”: the biosphere is a self-regulating entity with the capacity to keep our planet healthy by controlling the chemical and physical environment. 8

* Lois Gibbs: * 1978, fought for families living on hazardous waste site and against chemical company * She went on to form the Citizens’ Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste 9

* Amory Lovins: * 1982: established the Rocky Mountain Institute, which promotes sound environmental engineering procedures and wise energy use * His research includes the "hypercar," an ultra- lightweight, hybrid-electric vehicle that would save fuel and prevent pollution 10

* Eugene & Howard Odum * 1975: developed science of ecosystem ecology * Eugene Odum wrote 1 st ecology textbook: Fundamentals of Ecology. enepodumandhowardtodum.5.32d4db7210df50fec2d html 11

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