Today, May 27, marks the 108th anniversary of the birth ofRachael Carson.
Carson is one of ourmost cherished conservation heroes for several reasons:
she bravely withstood the unrelentingpersecution from the commercial chemical
industry (that continues to this day, morethan 50 years after her death)
because of her crusade to rid the world ofagricultural poisons such as DDT;
shewas an author of exceptional eloquence, whose descriptions of the natural
worldinspired thousands to take up the cause of a contamination-free earth;
and who was a gentle, soft spoken scientistwho quietly fought the big, public
fights as well as her own personal battlesover health and friendships with
great strength, courage and dignity. Rachael Carson is one of those
extraordinarypeople who single-handedly has visibly made our world a healthier
place tolive. Harry GlasgowFriends of Huntley Meadows
