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Article: Reflecting the Muir image. (naturalist John Muir)
- Article from:
- Parks & Recreation
- Article date:
- March 1, 1994
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More than a century has passed since the birth of what we now consider the "conservation movement" led by famous naturalist John Muir. Resource management such as timber and land conservation was as timely then as it is now, and the successful avenues for resolving conflicts are still relevant. We could learn a lot from the inheritance Muir left behind--a balanced approach to finding answers to tough challenges.
Father of Yosemite, savior of the Sequoias, explorer, writer and pioneering ecologist, John Muir was nature's full-time lobbyist. He solicited help from the nation's top leaders in his quest to conserve wilderness lands for future generations. But, as he ...