Great Plains Natural Science Society

 

The Prairie Naturalist

Date of this Version

6-2018

Document Type

Article

Citation

The Prairie Naturalist • 50(1): June 2018

Comments

Published by the Great Plains Natural Science Society. Used by permission.

Abstract

Arthur Melville Pearson’s Force of Nature is a book that tells two very interesting and intertwined stories. One is a story of how perseverance and determination can drive an individual to accomplish great things. And the other is a story of how the modern day natural areas movement came to be. Fortunately for those interested in conservation and natural areas protection, those two stories were combined in the life of George Fell (1916-1994). In Fell’s home state of Illinois, where his impact is widely known, his name is synonymous with conservation. In other places where his impact is less well known, it should be.

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