Henry David Thoreau
American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher
american nature writers
Carl Sagan
American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator
John Muir
Influential Scottish-American:42 naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America
Barry Lopez
American author, essayist, nature writer, and fiction writer whose work is known for its humanitarian and environmental concerns
Vicki Hearne
American author, philosopher, poet, animal trainer, and scholar of literary criticism and linguistics.
Loren Eiseley
American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s. He received many honorary degrees and was a fellow of multiple professional societies
Annie Dillard
American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction
Rachel Carson
American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose influential book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement
Henry Beston
American writer and naturalist, best known as the author of The Outermost House, written in 1928.
Edward Abbey
American author, essayist, and anarchist, noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies