Great Contributors to the Wilderness Idea

Selected links to information about the leaders of the preservation movement

Henry David Thoreau
The Walden Woods Project
in Ecology Hall of Fame
entry in Bartleby's Columbia Encyclopedia

John Muir
Sierra Club's brief biography of their founder

Benton MacKaye
The Vision of Benton MacKaye, creator of the Appalachian Trail

Ansel Adams
Profile on PBS
Ansel Adams: An American icon , by David Hume Kennerly

Bob Marshall
in Ecology Hall of Fame

Howard Zanheiser
Wilderness Society: Author of The Wilderness Act of 1964

David Brower
Earth Island Institute's site
EcoWorld: Following in the Footsteps of a Giant

Margaret "Mardy" Murie
obituary from The Murie Center

Wallace Stegner
Induction Into Conservation Hall of Fame, National Wildlife Federation

Edward Abbey
A Life; from Canyon Country Zephyr

Edward O. Wilson
Bio on Guardian Unlimited, London
Interview and bio at University of Alabama, his alma matter
Interview on Salon.com