Wendell Wood, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1949
Date of Death: 11-Aug-2015
Profession: writer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Wendell Wood
- Wendell Wood (November 15, 1949 – August 11, 2015) was an American environmental activist and educator who co-founded Oregon Wild, a conservation organization headquartered in Portland.Wood campaigned for the protection of fish and other wildlife in the Klamath Basin, a region of Oregon and California drained by the Klamath River, during disputes over water use and the proposed construction of a ski resort in the area.
- He spearheaded efforts to gain protection for two native Klamath Basin fish species, the Lost River sucker and the shortnose sucker, under the Endangered Species Act.
- He also campaigned for the protection of the western snowy plover.Wood declined an offer to work at his family's furniture factory in Los Angeles, California.
- Instead, Wood moved to Oregon in 1976 to teach biology at a high school in Myrtle Creek.
- In 1981, Wood relocated to Eugene to take a position with the Oregon Natural Resources Council, which changed its name to Oregon Wild in 2005.
- He worked pro bono for the organization for three years before receiving his first paycheck.Wood published his book, A Walking Guide to Oregon's Ancient Forest, in 1991.
- The book began a political fight over the use of forests in the Pacific Northwest, which ultimately led to the adoption of the Northwest Forest Plan by the Clinton administration in 1994.
- The plan provided protection for the northern spotted owl, a species threatened by logging.Wood suffered a heart attack while hiking in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in Humboldt County, California, on August 11, 2015.
- He died en route to the hospital at the age of 65.
- He was a resident of Crescent City, California, where he had moved for retirement.
- He was survived by his wife, Kathy.
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