The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry.

I have a lot of memories of Falls Church. I went to grade school in Madison Elementary School.

The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.

There's no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever invented.

My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few adventures thorugh the wild areas down there, introducing us to alligators and rattlesnakes and all the trees and plants.

My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey.

Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our own public welfare.