David Brower was the most influential environmentalist of his time - perhaps in the history of the world. As the founder of Friends of the Earth, he was instrumental in establishing the modern environmental movement. A visionary whose goal was to "bring about a radical change in human consciousness," Brower founded Friends of the Earth in 1970, after being inspired by Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Brower was also instrumental in launching Greenpeace in 1971
He is credited with reviving the Sierra Club in 1969, when he successfully challenged President Richard Nixon's plans for a dam at Echo Park, California.
The wild places are where we began. When they end, so do we.David Brower
We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations.David Brower
We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.David Brower
