National Geographic USA - 11.2019

(Ron) #1
In eco-conscious retail, Kris McDivitt headed
Patagonia, and Doug Tompkins co-founded
North Face. Kris retired in 1993; the two wed,
and began buying and preserving parkland
in Chile and Argentina. Since Doug’s death
in a 2015 accident, Kris Tompkins presses
on. Protected to date: 14.2 million acres.

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