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Pod 12, John Muir Award - Conserver
Multiple Intelligence School, Suva, Fiji Islands, 2014
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Who was John Muir?By Anika and Mercedes
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You might know him from the:
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You might know him from the:
... a project that helps the environment, named after the “father of conservation” himself.
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John Muir
• naturalist
• author
• philosopher
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Born in Dunbar, Scotland, on April 21, 1838
Dunbar
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He moved to America with his family in 1849 (at age 12)
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John Muir and his wife, Louisa Strentzel
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His daughters, Wanda and Helen
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He had a love for nature
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First to establish a wildlife preserves in America
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First to establish a wildlife preserves in America
Yosemite National Park
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First to establish a wildlife preserves in America
Sequoia National Park
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A few inspirational words quoted by John Muir...
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“God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a
thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from
fools.”-John Muir
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“There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords.”-John Muir
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Artist Andy Goldsworthy and many others have been inspired by John Muir
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Some of Andy Goldsworthy’s work
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Some of Andy Goldsworthy’s work
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John Muir inspired Andy Goldsworthy who inspired us!
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John Muir
• father or conservation
• inspires people around the world to conserve nature