Bob Marshall

Bob Marshall (1901-1939) was one of the most influential advocates for the preservation of wilderness during his abbreviated life. He held a PhD in plant physiology and worked for the US Forest Service, but he would also found The Wilderness Society and advocate for roadless wilderness protection throughout the West. A socialist and minority rights advocate, Marshall wrote “The People’s Forests” and “Arctic Village” among other works. His activism would lead much later to the formation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Wilderness Act of 1964, and, of course, the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area in Montana, named for Marshall in 1941 by the US Forest Service.