Today is Rachel Carson Day. A marine biologist and nature writer, she was born May 27, 1907. Most famous for her book "Silent Spring," in which she warned of the hazards of chemical pesticides such as DDT, she helped launch the modern-day environmental movement.
"There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter."
—Rachel Carson
"There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter."
—Rachel Carson
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