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

2. * 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. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Marsh,_George_Perkins 1

3. * 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.“ * http://www.sierraclub.org/JOHN_MUIR_EXHIBIT/ 2

4. * President Theodore Roosevelt: * 1905: established U.S. Forest Service * Set up five new national parks http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar474860&st=theod orehttp://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar474860&st=theod ore+ Argued that forests should be saved “to provide homes and jobs for people” 3

5. * 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

6. * Rachel Carson: * 1962: wrote book Silent Spring - created a demand for regulation of pesticides & pollution http://www.rachelcarson.org/BooksBy.aspx 5

7. * 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. * http://www.eowilson.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=69 6

8. * Paul and Anne Ehrlich * 1968: wrote The Population Bomb, warning that Earth's resources won’t last. http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/display/paul_anne_ehrlich 7

9. * 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. http://www.ecolo.org/lovelock/lovebioen.htm 8

10. * 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 http://www.chej.org/about_lois.htm 9

11. * 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 http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/amory-lovins 10

12. * Eugene & Howard Odum * 1975: developed science of ecosystem ecology * Eugene Odum wrote 1 st ecology textbook: Fundamentals of Ecology. http://www.crafoordprize.se/press/arkivpressreleases/thecrafoordprizewinners1987eug enepodumandhowardtodum.5.32d4db7210df50fec2d800016978.html 11