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The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is a 9,125-acre (37 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge made up of several parcels of land along 50 miles (80 km) of Maine's southern coast. Created in 1966, it is named for environmentalist and author Rachel Carson , whose book Silent Spring raised public awareness of the effects of DDT on migratory ...
The estate property, totalling nearly 86 acres (35 ha), also includes Timber Island, just south of the promontory. It is accessed via Granite Point Road, which passes through the Biddeford unit of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, which now includes the Timber Point property. The built elements of the estate include its main house ...
Olga Van Slyke Owens Huckins (July 24, 1900-July 5, 1968) was a newspaper editor known for being the person who wrote to Rachel Carson alerting her to the harms of the insecticide DDT inspiring the book Silent Spring.
The center, which will provide visitor attractions and office spaces, is expected to open in 2026, according to project leader Karl Stromayer.
The Division of Fish and Wildlife has announced dates of the 2023 bear hunting season and has begun selling bear hunt permits.
Banker Horses on Carrot Island. Rachel Carson North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve or the Rachel Carson Reserve is a component site of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve consisting of two islands and several shoals, banks, and marshes, south of Beaufort, North Carolina.
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.
The Rachel Carson Trail is a 45.7-mile (73.5 km) hiking trail in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] Its western terminus is in the suburban North Park district in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, and its eastern terminus is in Harrison Hills Park along the Allegheny River, near the town of Freeport.