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John Muir

National Arbor Day: Tree Huggers Unite!

While Arbor Day was celebrated on March 10 in San Francisco and the first week of April in Oregon, the last Friday of April is National Arbor Day,...
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Theodore Roosevelt: president and naturalist

As the youngest and 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt (known as TR) was famous for his enormous physical energy and strength...
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John Muir Geotourism Center

John Muir actually walked from San Francisco to Yosemite in 1868. Really. About 200 miles! To help future generations appreciate the global impact...
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4 books for children celebrating President's Day

  • President's Day books
  • February 15, 2012
Penguin Press has issued four new titles for young readers just for President's Day.The Camping Trip That Changed America ($16.99 hb), written...
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Building a new world, how to make a change

What would happen if we all did something so different for change in our worlds and voted? We could build a new world. What if everyone cared all...
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Heavy hitters sign on to Benicia's campaign to save parks

The western head of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the great-great-grandson of legendary naturalist John Muir signed on Monday to...
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Legendary naturalist's descendant to visit Solano parks

The great-grandson of Sierra Club founder John Muir plans to visit Solano County's only two state parks on Monday at the request of local...
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Oakland Museum. A walk in the wild: Continuing John Muir's Journey

Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir. "We do not intend our natural resources to be exploited by the few against the interests of the many."...
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John Muir Exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California

For their next exhibition opening this Saturday, the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) would like to take you on a walk in the wild. Well, at...
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The Aquatic Antics of the American Dipper

  • American Dipper
  • May 23, 2011
After a forager's lunch of Miner's lettuce and wood sorrel I'm enjoying a dessert of red huckleberries and gooseberries. The spring...
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