The Environment | Who Is Considered The Founder Of Modern Conservation?
Who is considered the founder of modern conservation?
American naturalist (a scientist specializing in the study of plants and animals in their natural surroundings) John Muir (1838—1914), founder of the Sierra Club, is considered the father of the modern conservation movement. Conservation is the practice of conserving natural resources and preserving wilderness areas. Muir fought for the preservation of the Sierra Nevada Mountains as well as the creation of Yosemite National Park, both in California. He directed most of the Sierra Club's conservation efforts and was a lobbyist for the Antiquities Act, the 1906 law which preserves designated lands as national monuments.
Another pioneer of the conservation movement was George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882), a Vermont lawyer and scholar. His outstanding book Man and Nature emphasized the mistakes of past civilizations that resulted in destruction...
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