Celia M. Hunter

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Celia M. Hunter (born January 13, 1919 ; died December 1, 2001 ) was an American environmentalist who primarily campaigned for the protection of the Alaskan wilderness .

Life

Even before she campaigned for nature conservation in Alaska, she was a pilot in the US Air Force. Only later did she begin to publish.

Hunter came to Fairbanks in 1947 . There she worked as a flight attendant for organized Alaska tours. In the meantime, she went on a bike tour through Europe with the environmentalist Ginny Wood . In 1952, Hunter founded Camp Denali, a tent station for tourists. Denali later became the center of the national park . In 1976 she became the first woman president of the Wilderness Society.

Through the commitment of Hunter and her colleagues, around a quarter of Alaska's land area was placed under conservation in 1980 under President Carter . Carter acknowledged Hunter's commitment with the following words: "Although it would be difficult to name one specific contribution for which Celia will be best remembered, her leadership of Alaska's environmental movement from infancy to its status today will surely be among her lasting legacies". In 1980 she co-founded the Alaska Conservation Foundation with Denny Wilcher.

Awards

In 1991 she received the Sierra Club's John Muir Award . The Wilderness Society's highest honor, the Robert Marshall Award, was presented to her in 1998. Together with Ginny Wood, she was recognized in 2001 for her commitment to the Alaska Conservation Society.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Celia Hunter, 1919-2001 | Alaska Conservation Foundation. Retrieved April 25, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ a b Joachim Radkau: The era of ecology - a world history . CH Beck, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-406-61372-2 , pp. 299, 300 .
  3. ↑ How Women on Bikes Have Raised Hell Throughout History. Retrieved April 25, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ Women's Hall of Fame: Celia Hunter (Alumnae). Retrieved April 25, 2020 (American English).
  5. ^ Ginny Wood dies at 95; pioneering Alaska environmentalist. March 12, 2013, Retrieved April 25, 2020 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Hunter, Celia M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American environmentalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1919
DATE OF DEATH December 1, 2001