The 1960s was a time of enormous growth in the environmental movement in the United States. Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring, an attack on the effects of pollution and pesticides on wildlife, was a landmark in raising public concern about what was happening to the environment.
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service: Woodsy Owl campaign
Robert SchnakenbergOverview
The 1960s was a time of enormous growth in the environmental movement in the United States. Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring, an attack...