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FORCES OF NATURE

Environmental Elders Speak

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Stewart Brand: A Magnet for New Ideas

FORCES OF NATURE Posted on December 20, 2019 by Lynn AlexanderFebruary 20, 2020

Huey Johnson and Stewart Brand reminisce about some early innovations by Stewart including the Whole Earth Catalog and the California Water Atlas. Stewart Brand, a creative environmentalist and founder of several nonprofits was also involved with the creation of the amazing California Water Atlas. Huey and Stewart collaborated on many environmental projects. They discuss some early times at the nonprofit Point Foundation, the 1972 Stockholm UN Conference on the Human Environment, Huey’s appointment in the Jerry Brown administration as the California Secretary of Resources, and his current passion: revival and restoration of the endangered Black Footed Ferret.

Tagged Author/Editor, Innovator

Dr. Martin Griffin: Planning Ahead

Imagine a different view from San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge — one with a major freeway bisecting the Marin Headlands. Marty Griffin was not about to let that happen. Dr. Griffin tells his story about how he surreptitiously thwarted a plan to develop the pristine lands of the Marin Headlands.

July 25, 2019 by Lynn Alexander Tagged Commitment, Ideas, Leadership, Persuasion, Stewardship, Strategy

Bern Shanks: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

Bern Shanks talks about his early experience as a federal employee in the Grand Teton National Park, and what he found that changed his life.

July 14, 2019 by Lynn Alexander
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