CONTENTS

Time Line

Introduction
Saving Luna: Life in a Giant Redwood

1: ENVIRONMENTALISM THROUGH THE YEARS

Build a Compost Pile

The Greenhouse Effect

2: JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, 1785–1862

Build a Bird Nest

Make a Recycled Bird Feeder

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3: HENRY DAVID THOREAU, 1817–1862

Journal Like Thoreau

Animal Track Plaster Cast

4: JOHN MUIR, 1838–1914

Scottish Oatmeal Scones

A Square Yard of Land

5: CORDELIA STANWOOD, 1865–1958

What Do Your Local Birds Eat?

Make an Organic Bird Feeder

6: GIFFORD PINCHOT, 1865–1946

Plant a Tree

Scavenger Hunt

7: ALDO LEOPOLD, 1887–1948

Make Recycled Paper

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8: MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS, 1890-1998

Alligators and Crocodiles

9: MARGARET “MARDY” MURIE, 1902-2003

Tundra Diorama

Cleaning Up an Oil Spill

10: RACHEL CARSON, 1907–1964

Salt Water to Drinking Water

11: ROGER TORY PETERSON, 1908–1996

The Peterson Identification System

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12: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Rainforest Smoothie

Acid Rain

Resources

Places to Visit

Books to Read

Websites to Explore

Index

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