This Day in History: 1849-09-20

George Bird Grinnell born this day in Brooklyn, NY.
Grinnell was among the most prominent conservation advocates of the early Progressive Era in the US. He organized the first Audubon Society, was an author and advocate for conservation causes. He was also editor of Forest and Stream Magazine from 1876 to 1911, and an organizer of the New York Zoological Society.