The Montgomery County Department of Parks invites you to join us in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s birthday. There will be nature hikes, free trolley rides, exhibits of fish and bugs, birthday cake, movies, and an explanation of how the night sky was used by slaves escaping to the north. All events will take place in the Rachel Carson Greenway and are free of charge.
Who Was Rachel Carson?
Rachel Carson is considered the founder of the modern environmental movement. Her most famous book, Silent Spring, alerted the world to the dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides on nature. She wrote Silent Spring in 1962 while living in Silver Spring, Maryland.
These writings led to the eventual ban of DDT and are considered one of the most influential books of the 20th Century. Rachel Carson died of breast cancer in 1964. She died in the midst of defending her book to Congress, the media and the pesticide conglomerates. Rachel Carson’s message about the need for us to be stewards of the environment is just as compelling today as it was 50 years ago.
We are indeed blessed in Montgomery County to have such a close connection to Rachel Carson. The birthday celebration on May 19 and 20 is a chance to celebrate her love of nature and to help remind us of Rachel Carson’s legacy of environmental stewardship.
Here's where it's all happening for the Rachel Carson Greenway Celebration!
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