John Muir authored sixteen books and countless articles. His most enduring legacy may be found in literature. For this gift, I would turn to him on the trail and thank him. His voice, often rhapsodic ...

John Muir was born in Scotland on April 21, 1838. His family moved to the United States when he was 11 years old and settled in Wisconsin. Muir was an inventor, farmer, sheepherder, logger and ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Naturalist John Muir is memorialized all over California from national parks to hospital names. Now the organization he founded, the Sierra Club, is bringing to light what they say ...

John Muir is a towering figure in the environmental movement. He saved Yosemite Valley, helped form the National Park Service and influenced generations with his passionate calls to protect and revere ...

Muir, known as the "Father of National Parks" is honored in this 1998 stamp as a pioneer for nature preservation. Courtesy of the National Postal Museum John Muir (1838-1914) is remembered as one of ...

We regularly encounter, in various books, references to the effect that naturalist John Muir, esteemed founder of the Sierra Club and occasional visitor to Alaska, was a Tlingit chief. Referring to ...

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations ...

MARTINEZ — Nature lovers who want to pay tribute to John Muir, America’s most famous wilderness defender, will for the first time have access to his final resting place. Fans of the Sierra Club ...

John Muir, one of the central figures of the early 20th-century American environmental movement, has been celebrated for his many contributions, particularly in California. His name adorns schools and ...