Charles Kellogg Quotes

United States, Naturalist
October 2, 1868 – September, 5, 1949.

Charles Kellogg was an American vaudeville performer who imitated bird songs, and later a campaigner for the protection of the redwood forests of California. He was born on a ranch in Susanville, California and grew up in the 1870s observing the animals and birds of the forests and learning outdoor skills. He constructed a mobile home, called the "Travel Log", out of a redwood tree and drove it around the country to raise awareness of the plight of the California forests. Its maximum speed was 18 mph. The Travel Log itself is currently on display in the Visitor Center at Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

Essentially, all life depends upon the soil ... There can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together.

Charles Kellogg
- Together
- Depends
- Soil
Civilization has its roots in the soil.

Charles Kellogg
- Civilization
- Roots
- Soil

Each soil has had its own history. Like a river, a mountain, a forest, or any natural thing, its present condition is due to the influences of many things and events of the past.

Charles Kellogg
- Past
- Influence
- Mountain
Essentially, all life depends upon the soil

Charles Kellogg
- Depends
- Soil
- Erosion
Nature has endowed the earth with glorious wonders and vast resources that we may use for our own ends. Regardless of our tastes or our way of living, there are none that present more variations to tax our imagination than the soil, and certainly none so important to our ancestors, to ourselves, and to our children.

Charles Kellogg
- Important
- Children
- Earth
As a farmer, man himself became closely attached to the landscape, firmly rooted to the soil that supported him. At times the soil seemed bountiful and kindly and again stubborn and unfriendly, but it was always a challenge to man's cunning.

Charles Kellogg