Environmental Stewardship and Earth Day | A Wild Idea

Examine the role community support plays in stewardship of the natural world. Students will follow how changes in public opinion influenced Governor Nelson Rockefeller’s formation of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the establishment of Earth Day, a hallmark of global stewardship.

NOTE: The first video in this gallery includes footage from a 1970s commercial that contains a stereotyped image of Native Americans.