Laurance Rockefeller

Laurance S. Rockefeller (1910-2004) created the American Conservation Association (formerly the Conservation Foundation) in 1958, and in 1967 he helped found the National Park Foundation. He was the brother of John D. Rockefeller 3rd, and David Rockefeller, Abby Mauze, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and Winthrop Rockefeller.

In 1975 Laurance received the J. Sterling Morton Award from the Arbor Day Foundation.

His son is Larry Rockefeller and his daughter is Laura R. Chasin.

Former Affiliations

 * President (1958-1968), Rockefeller Brothers Fund
 * Resources for the Future: Former Directors
 * Trustee, Natural Resources Defense Council
 * Honorary Trustee, California Institute of Integral Studies
 * "Community of contributors", Earth Restoration Corps
 * Honorary Director, Scenic Hudson
 * Emeritus Associate, Joseph Campbell Foundation

Criticism

 * Michael Barker, "Laurance Rockefeller and Capitalist Conservation," Swans Commentary, October 19, 2009.

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