By Carlie S.

John MuirConservation Leader

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)

Me and Eli and Ari in the Muir Woods in fort of one big tree

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.

Suris Family in Muir Woods

Me and my family next to the Red Woods

I Love TREES in Sen-Fan

This is my brother Ari a

This is a big tree inside the woods