Howard Zahniser's son, Ed, speaks about his father's impressive efforts to establish and protect American wilderness areas. It was a pleasure to interview him for this episode.

Ernest Oberholtzer set out to become a renowned writer and explorer. He ended up saving millions of acres of wilderness instead. The post Ernest Oberholtzer’s expeditions of 1912 and 1963 appeared first on Voices Of The Wilderness.

Today is the 199th birthday of the father of American landscape architecture and of such great public spaces as New York City’s Central Park, campuses such as Stanford in California and the University of Maine in Orono, and hundreds of other famous

In 1864, George Perkins Marsh's book, Man and Nature, placed the concepts of sustainable forestry, sustainable farming and water conservation in the public eye for the first time. The post Happy Birthday, George Perkins Marsh! appeared first on Voices Of

Writing a book is like running a marathon. When you complete one, you need to rest for a while, then start training again. In this case, I’ve been “training” for this book for several years. My interest in the history of wilderness creat

Jeff Ryan recently joined Matt Luppo to discuss America’s hiking trails and the contributions of America’s conservation giants, who foresaw the need to set aside a portion of public lands with the intention of keeping them forever wild. The po

Eleanor Roosevelt wrote a daily article 6 days a week for 26 years. Called "My Day", it was the precursor to today's blogs. The post Eleanor Roosevelt and the wilderness appeared first on Voices Of The Wilderness.

When I compiled  my first list of possible subjects for Voices of the Wilderness episodes, some names jumped right into the mix – Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Edward Abbey, Rachel Carson and Aldo Leopold. Then I started digging into the USFWS archive m

One of the greatest contributors to the 20th century American conservation movement has also been one of the most overlooked. The post Architect of The Wilderness Act of 1964 appeared first on Voices Of The Wilderness.

Aldo Leopold was a visionary forester, wilderness advocate, watershed expert and pioneer in land restoration. His life’s work culminated in the development of a “land ethic”, one that encouraged us to look at land not as a commodity, but