Conservation Movement
what did muir say?
"Keep close to Nature's heart," he once wrote, "and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."
what did President Roosevelt say after the camping trip:
"There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias...our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred."
John Muir used the camping trip as an opportunity to do what
"To do some forests good in talking freely around the campfire" and persuaded President Roosevelt that US lands needed to be set aside and preserved for Americans to enjoy
What did Theodore Roosevelt do during his presidency
He signed into existence 5 national parks, 18 national monuments, 55 bird sanctuaries and wildlife refugees, and 150 national forests.
Who was the Sierra club's first president
Scottish-American Preservationist John Muir
What marked the beginning of America's Environmental conversation movement
In 1903, President Roosevelt visited John Muir in Yosemite National Park in California. They took a camping trip together
who was john muir
John Muir was a Scottish immigrant. He grew up loving nature and spent a lot of time outdoors.
What is the Sierra Club?
The Sierra club is an environmental organization. It was founded on May 28th 1892 in San Francisco, California.
