Richard W. Judd

Richard W. Judd is a Professor Emeritus of Environmental History at the University of Maine, renowned for his scholarly work on the conservation movement and natural history in New England. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1978 and has authored influential books such as 'Second Nature: An Environmental History of New England' and 'Common Lands, Common People: The Origins of Conservation in Northern New England'. His research focuses on U.S. environmental history, particularly the intersection of culture, society, and nature in 18th and 19th-century America.