Ginny Wood | |
---|---|
Born | Virginia Hill October 24, 1917 Moro, Oregon, USA |
Died | March 8, 2013 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA | (aged 95)
Education | Washington State College |
Occupation(s) | Environmentalist, pilot |
Known for | Environmental activism Environmental conservation Co-founder of Alaska Conservation Society |
Spouse |
Martin Wood
(m. 1950, divorced) |
Virginia Hill Wood (October 24, 1917 – March 8, 2013) was an American environmental activist and a pioneer in the Alaskan conservation movement. Ginny Wood co-founded the Alaska Conservation Society in 1960 with her then husband, Morton "Woody" Wood.[1]