John Muir built support for the protection of land for future generations.
John Muir built support for the protection of land for future generations.
preserving the land
John Muir had taken Teddy Roosevelt out on an overnight excursion to Yosemite's Glacier Point. President Roosevelt was so impressed by the trip that Muir was able to convince him to make the land a national park.
Much of the credit can be given to John Muir. He was the one who persuaded President Roosevelt to designate the land as a national park after camping out with him around Glacier Point.
the golden age of conservation was from the 1900's to 1910 when Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir worked together to preserve hundreds of acres of land in the United States
John Muir was a kind and loving man who cared for the wilderness. He was a man who was on the back of a California coin. He wrote about his feelings about nature and even problems. He had problems that people were cutting down trees because he knew that the trees were important to forests and animals even people. Muir wrote letters to our president Theodore Roosevelt. The president admired Muir's love of nature. Then they both went out on a 3 day camping trip and talked about conservation. President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land. Muir died on December 24,1914 and was born on April 21,1838. He made us understand the importance of protecting our world and our resources then and now and for the future.
Yosemite National Park was established in California in 1890. Much of the credit goes to John Muir for persuading President Roosevelt to make the land a national park.
Yosemite National Park started as a call to preserve the wild. John Muir lead the rallying cry for this to be accomplished and is credited with getting President Roosevelt to make the land a national park.
Thomas J. Lyon has written: 'John Muir' -- subject(s): Biography, Intellectual life, Naturalists 'This incomparable land' -- subject(s): Natural history, Nature
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