A Quiet Bower: What the Life and Writings of Rachel Carson Can Teach Us About Modern Conservation

Rachel Carson is best known as the author of Silent Spring (1962), a book that drew the world's attention to the problems caused by indiscriminate pesticide use. But her legacy was much greater than one book – and the woman behind the words lived a life marked by tragedy, sacrifice, remarkable achievement, and unconditional love. To this day, her writings and philosophies resonate with the environmental challenges we face and offer an ethic of care for the earth. As she famously wrote in Silent Spring, "The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived in arrogance… when it was supposed that nature exists for the convenience of man."

Bio: Kim Snyder is an uncertified expert in Rachel Carson, as well as an avid birder and outdoors-woman. She has previously worked as an education intern and camp counselor at the Harris Center, and she currently works for NH Fish and Game.