John Muir InfoBorn: April 21 1838Died: December 24 1914 Birthplace: Dunbar, Scotland Grew up on a farm in Wisconsin
John Muir Biography
• early American conservationist who has been called the Father of the National Parks System.
• studied botany and geology at the University of Wisconsin
• walked from Indiana to Florida doing botanical sketches
• settled in San Fransisco where he loved the nature
• campaigned for the establishment of Yosemite National Park in 1890.
• His books include The Mountains of California (1894) and Our National Parks (1901)
John Muir and President Roosevelt in 1903This 3 day camping trip was very important to conservation
history, because Muir convinced the President to protect the Yosemite Valley as part of Yosemite National Park.