Rachel Louise Carson : Audubon Women In Conservation

Audubon Women In Conservation

Rachel Louise Carson was an American marine biologist and nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Rachel Louise Carson (1907-1964) was an American biologist and writer whose book Silent Spring aroused an apathetic public to the dangers of chemical pesticides. Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.

Carson was regarded as the most respected science writer in America. Her books on nature and the environment became best-sellers, were translated into more than 30 languages, and won many important awards. During the 1950s and 1960s, Carson made people aware of pollution's perils, and many consider her a driving force behind the ecology movement. Combining careers as a marine biologist and writer, she dedicated her life to preserving this "beautiful, fragile planet."

In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation and the environmental problems caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was Silent Spring (1962), which brought environmental concerns to an unprecedented portion of the American public. Silent Spring, while met with fierce denial from chemical companies, spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy—leading to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides—and the grassroots environmental movement the book inspired led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Carson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter.( Wikipedia )

The latest improvement in the technical capabilty of THE RACHEL CARSON SCUBA CORPS is our brand-new drop camera system. One of the major problems in working in the SCUBA PARK is our inability to see what is in the park. Various technolgies are used to find things. GPS systems and LORAN-C navagating equipment is used to find the park. Then side scanning sonar, when it is available, has been used to show the location of the pilings relative to the position of the torpdo bomber at the center of the park.

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