Skip to main content

Posted by Between the Lines

Wangari Maathai (1940 - 2011) Renowned Kenyan social, environmental and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize. She founded The Green Belt Movement in 1977

French children’s book author Franck Prévot and illustrator Aurélia Fronty tell her remarkable story in Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees  - You can learn more at Brain Pickings in Maria Popovas's article "Planting trees as resistance and empowerment" 

Photo credit : The Green Belt Movement

Share some of your memories and history of Camano Island

100% Satisfaction - 360-572-4737

SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - HOME AUDIO  425-379-7733

360-454-6973 - Camano Island, WA

Snohomish, Skagit and Island County

Hunger impacts all of us | 360-435-1631