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Reasons or Needs He wanted all of the young to live in a idyllic world Also he was sick of seeing people polluting

Challenges Early on few members of congress shared his views. Nelson wanted to be reelected for the 4th term in 1980 Change in government that wasn’t environmental friendly

Steps Taken He was the governor Ran for the senator Invented earth day Joined the army

Speeches Gaylord kept traveling around saying speeches about the environment entitled “where do we go from here.”

Benefits -When he was governor he helped the environment by regulating laws regarding littering and pollution. -He also invented earth day which is when everybody picks up around the world on this day. -Purchased Wilderness areas across the state

Honors In 1995 he received the nation’s highest civilian award for being the father of Earth day In 1990 he was awarded the Ansel Adams Conservation Award got it for a lot of commit to cause of conservation

Picture Credits http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/ http://www.medaloffreedom.com/ earthday.wilderness.org/history/founders.htm http://www.nps.gov http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=feature0805 http://earthday.envirolink.org/history.html http://www.superiorbroadcast.org/Gaylord_Nelson.htm

Works Cited Byrnes, Patricia. Enviromental Pioneers. Minneapolis: Oliver Press, 1998. “Gaylord Nelson.” Biograhy Today Enviromental Leaders 2. 2000. Lucas, Eileen. Naturalists, Conservationists, And Enviromentalists. New York: Infobase Holdings Company, 1994. “Wilderness Society: Profile of Gaylord Nelson.” Wildernes Society. 7 May 2008 .