Gaylord Nelson

Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, seen here in the bow of a canoe on the Namekagon River in 1966, is considered the founder of Earth Day. The first Earth Day came in 1970.

From Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

Subjects	Regional Studies History Literature Cultural Studies Native American Studies
Date	1966
Related Section	Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement
Keywords	environmentalism Earth Day Gaylord Nelson Wisconsin
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Copyright Holder	Wisconsin Historical Society
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