Rachel Carson grew up on a small Pennsylvania farm ... she needed to find more regular work to help support her family. She was hired by the Bureau of Fisheries (later the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Then there’s the Homestead Challenge, an 18-mile trek starting near the Rachel Carson Homestead in Springdale, which drew another 300 people. The shortest hike is the 7-mile Friends and Family ...

Then family difficulties ... of this book allowed Carson to quit her job and become a full-time writer. Rachel Carson, a biologist by training, became a writer by writing. But it was her love ...

“Whether people want to take on the challenges of the Rachel Carson Trail, go fishing in Deer Creek or take a family hike through the woods, I’m always excited to support projects like this ...