Who is John Muir
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John Muir - Wilderness Prophet and Father of The National Parks System
The United States is forever indebted to John Muir, the "Father of the National Park Service" for helping to preserve what many believe to be this countries greatest treasures, our National Parks.
John Muir (1838-1914) was America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist and one of California's most important historical personalities. He has been called a "Wilderness Prophet," and "Citizen of the Universe" and the man who made the U.S. go green.
Having grown up on the Northern Border of Yosemite and spent so much time hiking in Yosemite and enjoying the beauty in the park, I am grateful he had the vision to help preserve this area and other wilderness areas.
Because of John Muir's foresight and political lobbying generations of people to continue to use natural wilderness and I can share my childhood experiences with my own children.
John Muir's life reminds us of the important things that just one person can do. He remains today an inspiration for environmental activists everywhere.
Photo Source: Francis M. Fritz. 1907. John Muir Cane. Wikipedia Images.
Three Reasons to Admire John Muir
- His activism preserved Yosemite Valley as a National Park.
- He was one of the first modern preservationists.
- He founded the Sierra Club "to make the mountains glad."
More about the PBS Special
John Muir in the New World airs nationally Monday, April 18 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).
- John Muir in the New World - About the Documentary Film | American Masters | PBS
- This documentary delves into John Muir's life with reenactments throughout the majestic landscapes he visited: Wisconsin, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, the Alhambra Valley of California, and the glaciers of Alaska. This Scottish American is remembered as the father of the environmental movement.
- John Muir in the New World Premieres April 18 on PBS in Celebration of Earth Day - Children & Nature Network (C&NN)
- American Masters continues its 25th anniversary season with John Muir in the New World, airing nationally Monday, April 18 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings) in honor of Earth Day (4/22) and John Muir Day (4/21).
- Host a House Party! Watch John Muir in the New World
- John Muir was a powerful force for change. He championed the joys and the healing power of time in nature. He encouraged his fellow Americans to get out of the city and journey into the wild. He helped protect some of America's most extraordinary natural areas, which are still around for our use and enjoyment today.
- Read a Biographical Essay, John Muir: Nature's Witness | American Masters | PBS
- Read a short biography of John Muir's travels in the Americas and learn about the luminaries that paved the way for his philosophies of naturalism and preservation.
- 'John Muir in the New World' TV review
- RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) John Muir in the New World: An "American Masters" presentation. 9 p.m. today on PBS. Scottish-born naturalist John Muir spent many years in solitude, communing with nature, before coming into his...
John Muir in the Wilderness
John Muir Photo from Library of Congress
Sharing Nature with Children in the Amazon Spotlight
John Muir: My Life With Nature (Sharing Nature With Children Book)
Amazon Price: $5.33 (as of 02/17/2012)
Joseph Cornell, one of my favorite authors on sharing nature with children, brings John Muir's voice to children in this collaboration across the decades.
The book includes Muir's own words that carry the spirit, enthusiasm and wonder that he felt and shared with all.
Biography of John Muir on YouTube
Nature's Peace Quote by John Muir
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
The winds will blow their own freshness into you,
and the storms their energy,
while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
John Muir
Quotes, Reflections and Stories by John Muir on Amazon
Nature Journal with John Muir
Nature Journal with John Muir
Amazon Price: $9.80 (as of 02/17/2012)
A collection of John Muir quotations often not read by the public are scattered through this Nature Journal.
This well crafted book may inspire you to keep a nature journal on your many hikes and outings.
Quick, what do you think of John Muir?
The Latest Google News on John Muir
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Squirrel and John Muir
Amazon Price: $6.49 (as of 02/17/2012)
Meet Floy, nicknamed Squirrel, who lives in the Yosemite Valley with her parents who own and operate a hotel.
Her father hires John Muir as a handyman, and his knowledge of the animals, plants, and geology of the region captivates the feisty girl.
A good book for introducing children to the story of John Muir.
The Sierra Club
Explore, Enjoy and Protect the Planet
- Sierra Club Home Page
- The Home Page for the Sierra Club: America's oldest, largest, and most effective environmental organization. Explore, enjoy and protect the planet.
- Sierra Club: Why Join?
- A list of compelling reasons why you should consider joining the Sierra Club.
- John Muir Exhibit
- The John Muir Exhibit hosted by the Sierra Club.
Poll on the Sierra Club
Sierra Club Items Available on eBay
Discovering Yourself by Walking
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown,
for going out, I found, was really going in.
John Muir
The John Muir Trail
John Muir Trail Website
This site includes helpful information for backpakers as well as those that appreciate photography and the outdoors.
- The John Muir Trail
- The main page for the John Muir Trail website.
John Muir Trail Maps in the Amazon Spotlight
John Muir Trail Map-Pack: Shaded Relief Topo Maps
Amazon Price: $20.48 (as of 02/17/2012)
Ready to walk part or all of the John Muir Trail?
Start with this John Muir Trail Map available on Amazon.
Squidoo Lenses on the Benefits of Walking
Books about the John Muir Trail Available on Amazon
The John Muir Trail by Ansel Adams in the Amazon Spotlight
Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail
Amazon Price: $24.99 (as of 02/17/2012)
One of the most famous photographers, Ansel Adams
beautifully captures the John Muir Trail.
Adams, at the age of 36, was commissioned to prepare a book of his photographs taken along the world-famous John Muir Trail as a tribute to Pete Starr, a young American mountaineer (and son of a Sierra Club president) killed in a climbing accident.
John Muir Global Network
- John Muir Global Network
- The John Muir Global Network is the central location for all organizations world-wide pertaining to John Muir, sponsored by the Canadian Friends of John Muir.
Books by John Muir Available on Amazon
John Muir Papers - Holt-Atherton Special Collections
- Holt-Atherton Special Collections :: John Muir Papers
- Since 1970, Holt-Atherton Special Collections has been the repository for the John Muir Papers. Today, approximately 75% of the extant papers of Muir are housed at the Holt-Atherton Special Collections.
John Muir with Teddy Roosevelt at Yosemite
John Muir Photograph from the Library of Congress.
Restored version from Wikimedia.
Squidoo Lenses on Yosemite National Park
Essential Muir in the Amazon Spotlight
Essential Muir: A Selection of John Muir's Best Writings (Essential) (California Legacy Book)
Amazon Price: $7.80 (as of 02/17/2012)
Essential Muir is part of the California Legacy Essentials Collection, accessible "best-of" volumes showcasing California authors whose works have gained and deserve international recognition.
Taking the best of John Muir's writings on nature and combining them with his thoughts on religion and society, Essential Muir presents a fresh look at one of California's greatest literary figures.
Muir's deep love for nature was so powerful that it still inspires us a century later.
The John Muir Exhibit
- John Muir Exhibit
- The John Muir Exhibit features the life and legacy of John Muir: naturalist, writer, conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.
John Muir on Hope
I made up a bundle of bread,
and tied my notebook to my belt,
and strode away in the bracing air,
full of eager, indefinite hope.
John Muir
John Muir Items Available on eBay
John Muir on the California State Quarter
- John Muir Yosemite California State Quarter Coin - John Muir Exhibit
- The new California State Quarter issued by the United States Mint in 2005, depicts naturalist and conservationist John Muir admiring Yosemite Valley's monolithic granite headwall known as Half Dome with a soaring California condor.
John Muir on Everything in the Universe Being Related
When we try to pick out anything by itself,
we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.
John Muir
My First Summer in the Sierra
Books about John Muir Available on Amazon
John Muir and the National Parks
- John Muir National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
- John Muir National Historic Site preserves the Victorian home of the noted author and preservationist.
- Muir Woods National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
- Muir Woods National Monument in Mill Valley, Marin County, just north of San Francisco are glorious redwoods named in honor of John Muir.
A Squidoo Lenses on the National Parks and Monuments
Environmental Quote by John Muir
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread,
places to play in and pray in,
where nature may heal
and give strength to body and soul.
John Muir
Squidoo Lenses on the Environment
John Muir on the Planet
When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop,
striped and dotted with continents and islands,
flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one,
the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty.
John Muir
Travels in Alaska
Books on Finding Yourself on the John Muir Trail
A Squidoo Lens on Earth Hour for the Environment
Squidoo Lenses on Going Green
Recent Blog Posts about John Muir
- High ridges to touring John Muir's home
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- John Muir Trust joins opposition to 'wild land' windfarm
- The John Muir Trust said the Sallachy windfarm in Assynt would be a 'worrying development' in an area of high-quality wild land. The trust said the 125m-high turbines would be in an area identified by Scottish National Heritage as a search area for ...
- John Muir: the old school try
- Martin Kelley and I briefly discussed going to the Muir-Pasadena basketball game last Thursday afternoon to root on the alma mater. Martin played forward for the Mustangs back in our day - one year was co-MVP of the team - and we wanted to tighten old ...
- Corcoran's Muir named Apple Distinguished School
- By Sentinel Staff Hanford Sentinel | Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:30 am | (0) Comments CORCORAN - John Muir Middle School has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for its implementation of iPads and MacBook computers in its ...
Comments on John Muir Lens
Are you an Admirer of John Muir?
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Margo_Arrowsmith
Apr 18, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete
- Lensrolled to "Ansel Adams" as he helped Muir and others make the park system that we enjoy today and some want to destroy.
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TheWhistler
Apr 18, 2011 @ 3:37 pm | delete
- He knew what beautiful land looked like, he was a Scot. Great lens. Thanks.
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G. Thomson Fraser
Mar 4, 2010 @ 12:26 am | delete
- Check out "Giants in the Wilderness," a play featuring John Muir. It's published as part of a collection "EcoTheater for the Global Villae" that can be purchased at Amazon.com
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Jan 16, 2009 @ 5:38 pm | delete
- Fantastic amount of info about John Muir and the JMT. Very credible site and well worth the read! Thanks.
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WuksachiStaff
Nov 7, 2008 @ 1:56 pm | delete
- Nice job! I have always had the utmost respect for John Muir and it's always nice to meet someone who shares his passion. 5 stars!
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naturegirl7
Oct 22, 2008 @ 7:53 pm | delete
- One of my favorite naturalists. Thanks for adding it to the Naturally Native Sqids Group. I made a new plexo for naturalists and added this lens for you. 5*'s and favorite
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spirituality
Jun 12, 2008 @ 3:02 am | delete
- Great lens. I featured it on my new lensography on the environment. Go check it out and add your favorite environment links to the plexo: http://www.squidoo.com/environment-lensography
There's also a duel about the question: is the environment more important, or the economy?
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Evelyn_Saenz
May 26, 2008 @ 4:22 pm | delete
- 5 Stars and Favored!
I first discovered John Muir while camping in Yosemite National Park. Thank you for joining us on A Walk in the Woods
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kiwisoutback
Apr 29, 2008 @ 4:47 pm | delete
- Great job! I added this lens to our Yosemite National Park lens.
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GypsyPirate
Mar 25, 2008 @ 11:11 pm | delete
- I have long been a huge fan of Mr. Muir as I am a huge fan of our wonderful national Parks system. This lens is so well done, I really enjoyed it!
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