Earth Day

On Rachel Carson and a Sense of Wonder for Earth Day

On Rachel Carson and a Sense of Wonder for Earth Day

As I reflect on Earth Day in this 50th anniversary year, I cannot help but remember and honor Rachel Carson. She was its impetus. In the imaginative and poetic prose of Silent Spring, she articulated the danger we would be facing with the indiscriminate use of pesticides.

If one is unaware of her personal story, it is one of love of family and of the natural world.