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Appalachian Trail, Conservation, Conservationists, Interview, Podcast
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History of the Appalachian Trail Featured on Nature Revisited Podcast

June 16, 2022 by Jeff Ryan 0 comments

Maine author and historian Jeffrey Ryan appeared on the popular Nature Revisited podcast to discuss the history of the Appalachian Trail.

Conservationists, Interview
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A quick trip through the bookshelf

February 17, 2022 by Jeff Ryan 0 comments

In a lead up to the airing of my film about Howard Zahniser, I had a great and wide-ranging chat with Mark Madison about my projects to date.

Conservationists, Podcast
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Episode 2 – Howard Zahniser: A Champion for the Wilderness

January 28, 2022 by Jeff Ryan 0 comments

Howard Zahniser’s son, Ed, speaks about his father’s impressive efforts to establish and protect American wilderness areas. It was a pleasure to interview him for this episode.

Blog, Conservationists
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Ernest Oberholtzer’s expeditions of 1912 and 1963

July 5, 2021 by Jeff Ryan 4 comments

Ernest Oberholtzer set out to become a renowned writer and explorer. He ended up saving millions of acres of wilderness instead.

Conservationists
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It’s Frederick Law Olmsted’s Birthday

April 26, 2021 by Jeff Ryan 0 comments

Today is the 199th birthday of the father of American landscape architecture and of such great public spaces as New York City’s Central Park, campuses such as Stanford in California and the University of Maine in Orono, and hundreds of other famous parks and grounds. […]

Blog, Conservationists
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Happy Birthday, George Perkins Marsh!

March 15, 2021 by Jeff Ryan 0 comments

In 1864, George Perkins Marsh’s book, Man and Nature, placed the concepts of sustainable forestry, sustainable farming and water conservation in the public eye for the first time.

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    Ernest Oberholtzer’s expeditions of 1912 and 1963


    July 5, 2021
    Ernest Oberholtzer set out to become a renowned writer and explorer. He ended up saving millions of

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