Sigurd F. Olson
By: Joanne Mattern
Series: Conservationists; Checkerboard biography library; Checkerboard biography library
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781624018794; 9781624030956
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION; Nature conservation; Conservationists; General; Biography & Autobiography; History; Juvenile literature; Biography; Naturalists
Description: Readers will learn about Olson's birth in Norway, his immigration to the United States, his childhood in Wisconsin, and his later life in Minnesota. Olson's work on the National Parks Association and Wilderness Society are examined, and is his influence in drafting the Wilderness Act. Olson's work in creating the Alaska Arctic Wildlife Refuge, California's Point Reyes National Seashore, and Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park are also included.
Table of contents: title: Young naturalist; title: College years; title: Canoe country; title: Family man; title: Saving the wild; title: Outdoorsman; title: Conservationist; title: Writing success; title: National reach; title: National park; title: BWCAW; title: Lasting legacy.