Jim Fowler

My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey.

— Jim Fowler

The biggest challenge is how to affect public attitudes and make people care.

— Jim Fowler

The Zambesi is a big river; there's no crocodiles on 4 Mile Run.

— Jim Fowler

Johnny Carson started the jokes about me and Marlin in his monologues.

— Jim Fowler

But I'll tell you what, there was a lot of farmland between Falls Church and Washington.

— Jim Fowler

I'm a little different from all those conservation types.

— Jim Fowler

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry.

— Jim Fowler

We moved over to Silver Spring, actually near University Park.

— Jim Fowler

There's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan.

— Jim Fowler

I remember very much there in Falls Church there was a creek that was flowing down into 4 Mile Run. I believe…

— Jim Fowler

I have a lot of memories of Falls Church. I went to grade school in Madison Elementary School.

— Jim Fowler

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue.

— Jim Fowler

Marlon was more of a formal zoo director type.

— Jim Fowler

That's really the challenge of this century, to develop spokespeople.

— Jim Fowler

The other thing is quality of life; if you have a place where you can go and have a picnic with your…

— Jim Fowler

Almost all these hotspots around the world, most have been destroyed to the point where there is no wildlife and very little…

— Jim Fowler

I was amazed at the house that I grew up in; it looks practically identical to the way it was, but I…

— Jim Fowler

I don't want to save a creek for the creek's sake, but what's in it for human beings.

— Jim Fowler

There's no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever invented.

— Jim Fowler

Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our own public welfare.

— Jim Fowler

We used to play baseball back in that field and keep an eye out for the bulls.

— Jim Fowler

The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans. Our challenge for the future is…

— Jim Fowler

Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant a potato, it's so crowded.

— Jim Fowler

Most of what you see now emphasizes animals being dangerous to humans.

— Jim Fowler

Our challenge for the future is that we realize we are very much a part of the earth's ecosystem, and we must…

— Jim Fowler