Dedication

This book is dedicated to the patron saints of the environment: St. Francis of Assisi, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Benedict of Nursia, Chief Seattle, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, George Washington Carver, Rachel Carson, Aldo Leopold, Gaylord Nelson, and Wangari Maathi to name just a few of the many who have worked hard to remind us that this important work is never finished.