"I've had a wonderful life," says NRDC benefactor Nigel Renton. "My wife and I have eight grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Now our priority is ensuring that they inherit the kind of environment and life that we have enjoyed." Renton's appreciation for the natural world began early—he recalls roaming through verdant fields and woods as a child in a rural town in Surrey, England—and has remained constant ever since. He and his wife, Barbara, first joined NRDC in 1986. Thirteen years later, they decided to deepen their commitment to the organization by making a gift through their estate and becoming NRDC legacy leaders. While Renton realizes that compromise is sometimes an essential tool in winning environmental protections, he also knows that stronger tactics are often needed.
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