Muir's three-night camping trip with President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 could be considered the most significant camping trip in conservation history. John Muir was one of the earliest advocates ...

One of the world’s oldest national parks ... shortly after its last eruption. Park status was the culmination of a long campaign by John Muir and other conservationists to preserve a unique ...

The next time you gaze at the sheer granite cliffs of Yosemite National Park's El Capitan or marvel at the trees in the Mariposa Grove, you can thank the quiet persuasion of John Muir. Without him ...

It’s May, 1903, more than 30 years since Yellowstone was established as the first national park. Five other parcels ... After praising John Muir for advocating on behalf of Yosemite’s trees ...

John Muir took ... established Yosemite National Park in 1890 and created the National Forest reserves in 1891. By 1900, America could boast of 5 national parks. In 1892, Muir founded the Sierra ...