By Ms. Peskin

Title: How John Muir’s Contributions to Preservation Shaped the Growth of Our Nation

Introduction - Big Picture, include a map

• In the late 1800s westward expansion

• land development• Preservationists -

preserve land in natural state

• John Muir helped the preservationist cause

• Started the Sierra Club• Influenced President

Roosevelt to establish our National Park System.

National Parks - http://www.nps.gov/

Introduction - Thesis

• John Muir’s passion for and work to protect the environment led to the establishment of the national park system.

• The wildlife and open space we have in the United States today is an important part of our culture and our success as a nation.

Timeline of Important events - 5 items

• 1890- 1000 mile walk

• 1903- Showing Roosevelt Glacier Point

• 1910 - President of Sierra Club

Family Education Background

• Strict father• Escaped through

being out in the land• Farmer

Significant Achievements

• 1892 - John Muir was the first Sierra Club president (a volunteer role!)

• Influenced Roosevelt

• Started National Park System

Perspectives: Quote, Philosophy Other Views

• Muir: People need wildlife and open land.

• Environmentalists vs. Conservationsists

• Land use issues

Place in History:

• Primary Source image or document.

• Cite the primary source on this page.

John Muir and President Roosevelt in 1906 at Yosemite. See the full photo at memory.loc.gov. Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number, e.g., LC-USZ62-110212]

Overall effect on the U.S. growth or identity

• National Parks• Interest in Wildlife• Respect for the land• Environmental

Organizations• Sierra Club

Conclusion with Bullet Points

• Honor John Muir• Appreciate him • National Parks

Resources

• http://memory.loc.gov: Muir Woods, Slide 3• http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/in

tro.html; Sierra Club John Muir Exhibit

• http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/a_thousand_mile_walk_to_the_gulf/chapter_1.html: 1000mile walk map,Slide 2

• http://mail.colonial.net/~bpeskin/, Slide 9• http://mail.colonial.net/~bpeskin/, Slide 9