David Foreman

David Foreman
Born(1946-10-18)October 18, 1946
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 2022(2022-09-19) (aged 75)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Other namesDave Foreman
EducationSan Antonio Junior College, University of New Mexico
Known forActivism, writing
MovementRadical environmentalism, nativism
Spouses
Debbie Sease
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(m. 1976, divorced)​
Nancy Morton
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(m. 1986; died 2021)​
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William David Foreman (October 18, 1946 – September 19, 2022) was an American advocate for the conservation of wild lands and wildlife. He was a co-founder of three organizations: Earth First!, the Wildlands Project, and the Rewilding Institute.[2] A prominent member of the radical environmentalism movement beginning in the 1980s,[3] his advocacy and actions shifted in the early 1990s into collaborations with professionals in the field of conservation biology.[2]

  1. ^ Risen, Clay (September 28, 2022). "David Foreman, Hard-Line Environmentalist, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Davis, Tony (24 September 2022). "'Eco-warrior,' former Tucsonan Dave Foreman dies at 75". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ^ Grigoriadis, Vanessa (2011-06-21). "The Rise and Fall of the Eco-Radical Underground". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-11-13.