Earth Day
The first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, was established by Senator Gaylord Nelson.
". . . in Wildness is the preservation of the world. Every tree sends its fibres forth in search of the Wild. The cities import it at any price. Men plow and sail for it. From the forest and wilderness come the tonics and barks which brace mankind." - From Thoreau's essay Walking
The Wilderness Society: Profile of Gaylord Nelson
Orion magazine - nature / culture / place
Earth Day Proclamation April 22, 1970
