From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ira Spring
Ira Spring
Ira Spring (1918–2003) was an American photographer, Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/
author, mountaineer and hiking advocate. He was the 125396_springobit06.html. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
photographer and co-author, with Harvey Manning, of • Sorensen, Eric (2003-06-07). "Ira Spring, 1918 - 2003:
the "100 Hikes" series of books published by The Moun- Photographer tried to preserve nature". The Seattle
taineers. He co-founded the trails advocacy and mainte- Times. http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/
nance organization Washington Trails Association (WTA) cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/
along with fellow trails advocate Louise Marshall. In 1998 display?slug=springobit07m&date=20030607.
he published an autobiography entitled "An Ice Axe, a Retrieved 2007-01-04.
Camera, and a jar of Peanut Butter" detailing his long Persondata
photographic career on several continents. In recogni-
Name Spring, Ira
tion of this work in conservation and wilderness-preser-
vation, he was presented with the Roosevelt Conserva- Alternative names
tion Award by President George H. W. Bush in 1992. Short description
Spring was born in Jamestown, New York and grew up in Date of birth 1918
Shelton, Washington. He was an army aerial photograph-
Place of birth
er in World War II. He died on June 5, 2003 in Edmonds,
Washington. Date of death 2003
Place of death
References
• Modie, Neil (2003-06-06). "Ira Spring dead at 84:
Guide had a passion for wild places". The Seattle Post-
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ira_Spring&oldid=450514159"
Categories:
• 1918 births
• 2003 deaths
• American environmentalists
• American non-fiction outdoors writers
• American photographers
• Hikers
• Writers from Washington (state)
• American photographer stubs
• American non-fiction writer stubs
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