2023 Environmentalist Influencer Activity-Period 5 by Tessa Floehr https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29 The who's who of environmentalists en-us 2023-09-06 11:31:17 UTC 2023-09-18 16:17:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f331.png Aidan R. Gallagher https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704469515 Aidan G. was born on September 18th, 2003.

He is most popular for his starring role and amazing performance in Netflix's “The Umbrella Academy,” and he ranks among the top actors under the age of 25.

His environmental contribution by planting more trees, making meat-free days, and focusing on air pollution with his meetings with other ambassadors. ]]> 2023-09-14 15:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704469515 11. Wangari Maathai https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704470802 Born: April 1, 1940, Ihithe, Kenya
Died: September 25, 2011, The Nairobi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Environmental contribution: Ms. Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977 to plant trees across Kenya, alleviate poverty and end conflict. She was driven by a perceived connection between environmental degradation and poverty and conflict.
Fact: The 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace, becoming the first Black African woman to win a Nobel Prize.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wangari-Maathai


]]> 2023-09-14 15:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704470802 https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704471638 Rachel Carson was born on May 27, 1907. Rachel Carson died on April 14th, 1964.  Rachel was an American biologist well known for her writings on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea. A fun fact about Rachel was that she was a Natural-born Writer.   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rachel-Carson

]]> 2023-09-14 15:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704471638 julia butterfly hill https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704475750 Julia Lorraine Hill is an American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate. She is best known for having lived in a 200-foot-tall, approximately 1000-year-old California redwood tree for 738 days between December 10, 1997, and December 18, 1999.
Born february 18,1974
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/julia-lorraine-butterfly-hill-2947/#:~:text=Julia%20Butterfly%20Hill%20was%20born,Her%20parents%20later%20divorced. ]]> 2023-09-14 15:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704475750 E.O. Wilson https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704476059 D.O.B: June 10th, 1929- december 2021

He was a pioneer in efforts to preserve and protect the biodiversity of our planet, he was said to be the "father of biodiversity"

He was born in Alabama

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/science/eo-wilson-dead.html#:~:text=Edward%20Osborne%20Wilson%20was%20born%20in%20Birmingham%2C%20Ala.%2C%20on,Linnette%20Freeman%2C%20was%20a%20secretary.


]]> 2023-09-14 16:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704476059 Jane goodall https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704476327 Born April 3, 1934, died 1980. The way she contributed to the environment redefined traditional conservation. Some fun facts are She had her first chimp ‘encounter’ as a baby, She had a crush on Tarzan, and She was not allowed to travel to Tanzania alone. This is where I got most of my info https://www.mindfood.com/article/things-you-didnt-know-about-jane-goodall/]]> 2023-09-14 16:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704476327 John Adams (NRDC) https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704476599 Is an environmental activist, lawyer, and founder of the Natural Resource Defense Council. He co-founded the NRDC in 1970 and served as the executive director until 1998 when he became the President. As of 2006, Adams is the Founding Director of the organization
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Adams_(environmentalist)]]> 2023-09-14 16:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704476599 David Brower mccreavy2 https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704476787 Born: July 1, 1912
Died: November 5, 2000
Environmental Contribution: Brower successfully fought to stop dams in Dinosaur National Monument and Grand Canyon National Park. He led campaigns to establish 10 new national parks and seashores, including Point Reyes, the North Cascades, and the Redwoods.
Fun Fact: He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times (in 1978, 1979, and 1998, jointly with professor Paul Ehrlich) 
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=565363226&rlz=1CATAVM_enUS1025&hl=en-US&q=david+brower&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X
]]> 2023-09-14 16:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704476787 Bill McKibben https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704477385 Bill was born on December 8th, 1960. He is currently 62. He wrote extensively on the impact of global warming. A fun fact about Bill is he went to Harvard University and is a leader of the climate campaign group. 
https://billmckibben.com/]]> 2023-09-14 16:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704477385 Henry David Thoreau https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704481778 Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12th, 1817 and passed away on May 6th, 1862. As an environmental contribution, his work about nature laid the foundation for contemporary environmentalism. His writing and ideas influenced environmentalists. A fun fact about Thoreau is that he is one of the country's first environmentalists!]]> 2023-09-14 16:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704481778 Sunita Narain https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704483000 Sunita Narain was born in 1961 and is now 62 years old. 
She is a writer and environmentalist who uses her knowledge for change. 
She has received multiple different awards for her work in environmentalism. 
She also helped harvest rainwater and has a big political influence in India.  ]]> 2023-09-14 16:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704483000 Gaylord Nelson https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704488606 https://www.wilderness.org/articles/article/gaylord-nelson#:~:text=He%20authored%20legislation%20to%20create,legislation%2C%20including%20the%20Wilderness%20Act.

-He made a legislation to make a national hiking trails system.
-He made a  2,100-mile Appalachian Trail System
-He sponsored several key pieces of environmental legislation for example the "Wilderness Act."
Fun Fact: He's best known as father of Earth Day 

]]> 2023-09-14 16:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704488606 Chico Mendes https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704489012 * Chico Mendes was born on December 15 1944 and Died December 22nd 1988 at the age of 44 
* He was a Brazilian labour leader who defended rubber tree tapers in the area and also helped to preserve the Amazon Rain Forest
* Has a kid he received no formal education but worked as a rubber tapper alongside his father.

*https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chico-Mendes 

]]> 2023-09-14 16:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704489012 John Muir https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704489080 DOB : April 21, 1838
DOD : December 24, 1914
Helped create several national parks. 
Called Father of National Parks.
https://www.google.com/search?q=john+muir&rlz=1CATAVM_enUS1029&oq=john+&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j46i3j0i3j46i3i199i465j46i3l4j0i271.29239j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on]]> 2023-09-14 16:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704489080 Winona Laduke https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704492333 Was born on August , 18 1959 she helped with public funding and support for native envroimental groups. Winona Laduke also ran for vice president . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona_LaDuke#Career_and_activism]]> 2023-09-14 16:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704492333 Greta Thunberg https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704505135  She was born on January 3 2003,
Thunberg's activism began when she persuaded her parents to adopt lifestyle choices that reduced their own carbon  footprint. In August 2018, at age 15, she started spending her Fridays outside the Swedish Parliament to call for stronger action on climate change by holding up a sign reading Skolstrejk för klimatet (School Strike for Climate). Thurunberg initially gained notice for her youth and her straightforward and blunt speaking manner, both in public and to political leaders and assemblies. She criticizes world leaders and corporations for what she considers their failure to take sufficient action to address the climate crisis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg]]> 2023-09-14 16:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2704505135 Theodore Roosevelt floehr_tessa https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2706969516 Born:  October 27, 1858 Died January 6, 1919 if applicable):
Environmental Contribution:  Roosevelt used his authority to protect wildlife and public lands by creating the United States Forest Service and establishing 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, 4 national game preserves, 5 national parks, and 18 national monuments
Fun Fact:  He was the 26th president 
Link to website you got your research from:https://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/historyculture/theodore-roosevelt-and-conservation.htm#:~:text=After%20becoming%20president%20in%201901,by%20enabling%20the%201906%20American]]> 2023-09-16 18:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2706969516 Gifford Pinchot floehr_tessa https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2706969664 Born: August 11, 1865
Died (if applicable): October 4, 1946
Environmental Contribution:  Gifford Pinchot was very involved in United States national forest conservation and services.
Fun Fact: He was the chief/founder of the Society of American Foresters.
Link to website you got your research from: https://foresthistory.org/research-explore/us-forest-service-history/people/chiefs/gifford-pinchot-1865-1946/]]> 2023-09-16 18:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2706969664 Aldo Leopold floehr_tessa https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2706969962 Born: 1887
Died (if applicable): 1948
Environmental Contribution:  founded the Science of Wildlife Management
Fun Fact: his first language was german and he mastered english as a child.
Link to website you got your research from: Factfile.org.]]> 2023-09-16 18:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2706969962 Vandana Shiva floehr_tessa https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2706970151 Born: November 5, 1952
Died (if applicable): N/A
Environmental Contribution: Shiva founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Natural Resource Policy (RFSTN), an organization devoted to developing sustainable methods of agriculture, in 1982.
Fun Fact: Shiva was born in India
Link to website you got your research from: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vandana-Shiva]]> 2023-09-16 18:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2706970151 Edward Abbey floehr_tessa https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2709145704 Born: January 29, 1927
Died (if applicable): March 19, 1989
Environmental Contribution: He was an American author who wrote about the flaws of environmentalist philosophy. Since he had many books, many people read them and took on a new perspective.
Fun Fact: he once worked as a park ranger for the National Park Service where he learned more about the environment.
Link to website you got your research from: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Abbey]]> 2023-09-18 16:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/floehr_tessa/e1qab6yu4ffh0o29/wish/2709145704