Sierra club john muir biography youtube

The subject: John Muir, and his connection to us all. Here's a transcript of the speech he gave that places the Club founder in perspective. Thank you for inviting me. It is always great to escape Sierra Club headquarters and meet with the grassroots lifeblood of the Sierra Club. While I have worked for the Club for 38 years, and supposedly know what is going on all around the Club, I am always pleased and amazed to travel of learn of your local successes and innovative work.

First, no, despite my white beard and Scottish heritage, I did not know John Muir personally. This year marks the th anniversary of his death in Los Angeles and I dare say I am not that old. But I can say that John Muir has shaped my life, and I hope that by learning a little bit more about this remarkable man he will shape your lives, too.

His image graces the California quarter as a symbol of our state. When we go to Yosemite National Park we learn the story of when he first developed the theory of how glaciers formed Yosemite Valley and how he organized the campaign to expand and defend the park from loggers, miners, overgrazing and water developers.

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In his native Scotland they have just dedicated a major hiking trail as the John Muir Way. We have hospitals, schools, roads, and a brand of fine California wine named for him and bottled by his descendants. An astronomer in even named a minor planet after him Planet Johnmuir is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. John Muir is probably best known for founding the Sierra Club; writing over a dozen books on parks, wild places, and natural history; and his fight to save Yosemite.

So, if you think you are incapable of founding a powerful conservation organization, saving a national park, or writing a best-selling nature appreciation book, maybe you think you have nothing to learn from John Muir. But you would be wrong. Lessons for us and future generations I believe the lessons John Muir has for present and future generations are not about inspiring others to match his major accomplishments.