: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Camp Internet Earth Day Team: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The event that BEGAN Earthday celebrations was the horrible oil spill of 1969 in Santa Barbara. This terrible spread of oil ruined the beaches and ocean, killed wild animals, and shocked our country. Learn more - and about other even larger oil spills in the region - at button
Paradise Homeschool: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
button We saved an Oak Tree !!! In our small (under 4,000 people) town of Buellton, California, development has been coming in – a new shopping center, new intersections, and near our house there is a new storage facility planned. On that property is an old, old Valley Oak Tree – one of the rare trees in the Santa Ynez Valley. They used to cover the whole valley hundreds of years ago but now only a few are left here and there. We wrote a letter to the Planning Dept asking them to protect this tree. Then before an important meeting about what was going to be allowed to be developed on this empty lot, we color copied sections out of the book Oaks of California and took it to the Planning dept. They passed our materials around at the meeting and it was decided to PROTECT the TREE!!! We got a nice letter from the planning people letting us know our tree would be protected. Then soon after we saw in the paper that by protecting this one tree, a PRECEDENT had been established and in the future any property with a rare tree can be given consideration for protection. The storage facility was approved – but – they have to build AROUND the tree and not hurt its roots. We have seen people out there photographing the tree, so we know they will watch over it when development does begin.
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Welcome to We DIG John Muir!! This month is John Muir’s birthday. He was born on April 21st, 1838 in Scotland and came to the United States in 1849 with his family. Let’s learn more about this remarkable man and his life long passion for the wild out of doors – and his scientific discoveries, important books, and environmental campaigns.
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Camp Internet hosts many web pages with John Muir resources and we recommend that every classroom learn about the John Muir Exhibit hosted by the Sierra Club. This DIG will feature both Camp and Sierra Club resources as we learn about this amazing man who dedicated his life to preserving wilderness. When pointed to the Sierra Club website below, use the left side bar to open specific sections (their web site does not allow linking to each page individually) – see instructions in each challenge below.
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #1- What terrible injury in John Muir’s life lead him to change his life work? He had been an inventor of machinery for a factory when this happened, and afterwards decided to start walking and exploring the natural world. Click on this and then select BIOGRAPHY from the left column to find the answer - button
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #2 – In 1868-69, Muir visited what Mountain Range that became one of the most important places in his life? And what did he say the range could more aptly have been called? Click on this and then select BIOGRAPHY from the left column to find the answer - button
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #3 - Read this passage from one of John Muir’s books about his first year in his favorite magical mountain range and select a passage you think is the most interesting to come back and post here in the chat room to share with your fellow explorers. button
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #4 – In addition to hiking and exploring the beauties of the Mountains, Muir also made an important geologic discovery in 1871 that caused a big stir in the science community. At first, no one believed his theory, but eventually he was proved absolutely correct! What was is he discovered ? Click on this and then select BIOGRAPHY from the left column to find the answer - button
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #5 – Muir not only climbed mountains and lived in Yosemite Valley, he also married and had a family. What family business did he enter into and was successful at in Martinez, California ? Click on this and then select BIOGRAPHY from the left column to find the answer - button and click on NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE to see a picture of his home.
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #6 – Known for his risky mountain climbing and embrace of wild natural experiences – often made completely alone - one of Muir’s most incredible challenges was spending a night in what dangerous location during a storm? button
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #7 – Another risky adventure was a trip to an ancient volcanic mountain where he was trapped wit ha fellow hiker in a snow storm and had to hide out in the hot springs to survive the snowy night. What mountain was it this adventure took place on? button
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #8 – In addition to the United States, what other countries did John Muir travel to and explore in his lifetime of wanderings? Click on this and then select BIOGRAPHY from the left column to find the answer - button
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #9 – John Muir was visited in Yosemite by many famous people from around the world – writers, scientists and politicians to name a few. One of his most important trips in life was not made alone. Who did Muir Camp with who helped save Yosemite by making it a National Park?
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John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #10 – Yosemite was very dear to Muir’s heart, and when a portion of its was threatened wit the building of a dam that would flood one of its spectacular valleys, Muir worked to fight the dam. Where was this dam planned to be built? button
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John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #11 – Muir did not win the battle to save Hetch Hetchy and was greatly saddened by the loss of this special part of a national park hw had thought was protected forever. He did have great success though in two ways he may never have fully imagined – First, his books are now sold all over the world over a hundred years after first being published, and, he was one of the founders of the Sierra Club, a non-profit organization that has been working to protect wilderness areas since the 1890s. You can visit their web site here button and their main John Muir Exhibit web site at button . the Sierra Club has been one of the most influential wilderness education and protection organizations in the world.
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG CHALLENGE #12 – John Muir Day is now a state and nationally recognized day of observance – a time to think about this man’s great contribution to the world. What day is John Muir Day? Can you think of a way you or your class can celebrate John Muir Day ? Click on this and then select JOHN MUIR DAY from the left column to find the first answer - button
Mrs Rivera's kinder/taylor: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 9:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig # 1....Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life. When he regained his sight one month later, Muir resolved to turn his eyes to the fields and woods.
Dig # 2.....It was California's Sierra Nevada and Yosemite that truly claimed him. In 1868, he walked across the San Joaquin Valley through waist-high wildflowers and into the high country for the first time. Later he would write: "Then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light...the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
John Muir Dig Activities: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 10:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Follow Up – enjoy reading a John Muir Story and draw an illustration. These three works were done by 5th grade students after reading about John Muir’s Wild Ride. We will be glad to help get them added to the student gallery if you can send us scans of your art work!
Mrs Rivera's kinder/taylor: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 10:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig # #..... We like this passage. It is poetic......"Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed
and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take
no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." ..... We like trees and stars too.
Mrs Rivera's kinder/taylor: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 10:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig # #..... We like this passage. It is poetic......"Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed
and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take
no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." ..... We like trees and stars too.
Mrs Rivera's kinder/taylor: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 10:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig # #..... We like this passage. It is poetic......"Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed
and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take
no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." ..... We like trees and stars too.
Mrs. Rivera's kinder/Taylor: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 10:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
....The above digs are number 1, 2, and 3. For some reason the numbers aren't showing up.
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 10:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1
: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 10:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Crystal, In 1903 John Muir took part in bringing a group of vistors to yosemite where they began thier visit in the famous Mariposa Groves.
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 10:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #1
In 1867, while working at a carriage parts shop in Indianapolis, Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #1: In 1867, while working at a carriage parts shop in Indianapolis, Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #1 In 1867, while working at a carriage parts shop in Indianapolis, Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #2 "then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light...the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 1: In 1867, while working at a carriage parts shop in Indianapolis, Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 By 1871 he had found living glaciers in he Sierra and had conceived his controversial theory of the glaciation of Yosemite Valley. He began to be known throughout the country.
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #2 "then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light...the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 2: "then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light...the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #2:then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light.the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen. He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
Cesar Felix: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1#:Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life.He regained his sight one month later,He resolved to turn his eyes to the fields and to the woods.
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #3 June 14. --The pool-basins below the falls and cascades hereabouts, formed by the heavy down-plunging currents, are kept nicely clean and clear of detritus. The heavier parts of the material swept over the falls are heaped up a short distance in front of the basins in the form of a dam, thus tending, together with erosion, to increase their size. Sudden changes, however, are effected during the spring floods, when the snow is melting and the upper tributaries are roaring loud from "bank to brae."
at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 2:
Cesar Felix: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 "then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light...the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #3 June 14. --The pool-basins below the falls and cascades hereabouts, formed by the heavy down-plunging currents, are kept nicely clean and clear of detritus. The heavier parts of the material swept over the falls are heaped up a short distance in front of the basins in the form of a dam, thus tending, together with erosion, to increase their size. Sudden changes, however, are effected during the spring floods, when the snow is melting and the upper tributaries are roaring loud from "bank to brae
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 3: June 14. --The pool-basins below the falls and cascades hereabouts, formed by the heavy down-plunging currents, are kept nicely clean and clear of detritus. The heavier parts of the material swept over the falls are heaped up a short distance in front of the basins in the form of a dam, thus tending, together with erosion, to increase their size. Sudden changes, however, are effected during the spring floods, when the snow is melting and the upper tributaries are roaring loud from "bank to brae."
Elio Vega: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 sorry
Elio Vega: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 In 1867, while working at a carriage parts shop in Indianapolis, Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life
at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 3:
Cesar Felix: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 June 14. --The pool-basins below the falls and cascades hereabouts, formed by the heavy down-plunging currents, are kept nicely clean and clear of detritus. The heavier parts of the material swept over the falls are heaped up a short distance in front of the basins in the form of a dam, thus tending, together with erosion, to increase their size. Sudden changes, however, are effected during the spring floods, when the snow is melting and the upper tributaries are roaring loud from "bank to brae."
at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 3:
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #4 He had conceived his controversial theory of the glaciation of Yosemite Valley.
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #3:June 14. --The pool-basins below the falls and cascades hereabouts, formed by the heavy down-plunging currents, are kept nicely clean and clear of detritus. The heavier parts of the material swept over the falls are heaped up a short distance in front of the basins in the form of a dam, thus tending, together with erosion, to increase their size. Sudden changes, however, are effected during the spring floods, when the snow is melting and the upper tributaries are roaring loud from "bank to brae
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 Then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light...the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 3:
Elio Vega: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 Giant Sequoia National Monument
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 June 14. --The pool-basins below the falls and cascades hereabouts, formed by the heavy down-plunging currents, are kept nicely clean and clear of detritus. The heavier parts of the material swept over the falls are heaped up a short distance in front of the basins in the form of a dam, thus tending, together with erosion, to increase their size.
at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 3:
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 He had conceived his controversial theory of the glaciation of Yosemite Valley.
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #4:He had conceived his controversial theory of the glaciation of Yosemite Valley.
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #5 They began a fruit ranch with his brother in law and his family.
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 4:He had conceived his controversial theory of the glaciation of Yosemite Valley.
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #4 He had convinced his controversial theory of the
glaciation of Yosemite valley.
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #5 They began a fruit ranch with his brother in law and his family.
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 5:They began a fruit ranch with his brother in law and his family.
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 He moved to Martinez, California , where they raised their two daughters, Wanda and Helen. Settling down to some measure of domestic life, Muir went into partnership with his father-in-law and managed the family fruit ranch with great success.
: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Crista , palm view school
1 John Muir was visited in Yosemite by many Famous people ?
1. In 1903 John Muir took part in bringing a group of vistors to Yosemite where they began thier visitor in the famous Mariposa Groves.
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #5:They began a fruit ranch with his brother in law and his family.
at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 5:They began a fruit ranch with his brother in law and his family.
Henry V: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 In 1867, while working at a carriage parts shop in Indianapolis, Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life
Francisco Arellano: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1# in 1867 while workingon at a carriage pats shop in indianapolis,muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would chage him forever
Marlene at Nighitgale MS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig # 1.Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life. When he regained his sight one month later, Muir resolved to turn his eyes to the fields and woods. Dig # 2.It was California's Sierra Nevada and Yosemite that truly claimed him. In 1868, he walked across the San Joaquin Valley through waist-high wildflowers and into the high country for the first time. Later he would write: "Then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light.The most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
#3.In the Spring of 1869 a young naturalist was offered a job overseeing a sheep herding operation in the Sierra Nevadas. This young naturalist, John Muir came to American from Scotland.
#4. We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too.
#5.The above digs are number 1, 2, and 3. For some reason the numbers aren't showing up.
#6. We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too
#7.We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too.
#8.We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too.
#9.Up – enjoy reading a John Muir Story and draw an illustration. These three works were done by 5th grade students after reading about John Muir’s Wild Ride. We will be glad to help get them added to the student gallery if you can send us scans of your art work!
#10.1908 - Muir writes in the Sierra Club Bulletin that to dam Hetchy Hetchy one "may as well dam for water-tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man." Nonetheless, the City's permit was approved by the Interior Department. Eighty-six percent of the voters in San Francisco authorize the Hetch Hetchy project and to provide $600,000 to purchase the "lands, rights, and claims" of Hetchy Hetchy
#11. The floor of Yosemite is about 4,000 feet above the sea, and that of Hetch Hetchy about 3,700 while in both the walls are of gray granite, very high, and rise precipitously out of flowery gardens and groves. Furthermore the two wonderful valleys occupy the same relative positions on the flank of the Sierra, were formed by the same forces in the same kind of granite, and have similar waterfalls, sculpture, and vegetation. Hetch Hetchy lies in a northwesterly direction from Yosemite at a distance of about 18 miles, and is now easily accessible by a trail and wagon road from the Big Oak Flat road at Sequoia.
#12.John Muir was America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist. As a wilderness explorer, he is renowned for his lone excursions in California's Sierra Nevada, among Alaska's glaciers, and world wide travels in search of nature's beauty. As a writer, he taught the people of his time and ours the importance of experiencing and protecting our natural heritage. John Muir was the first President of the Sierra Club, and he remains an inspiration for environmental activists everywhere. He is as relevant today as he was 100 years ago. For example, on April 15, 2000, President.
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#6 California winter, warm and balmy and full of white sparkling sunshine, redolent of all the purest influences of the spring, and at the same time enlivened with one of the most bracing wind-storms conceivable.
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #6 In the tributary valleys of the Yuba River.
Francisco Arellano: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 Then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light...the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain
chains I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 6:
ana mendoza: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life. When he regained his sight one month later, Muir resolved to turn his eyes to the fields and woods.
2.Camp Internet hosts many web pages with John Muir resources and we recommend that every classroom learn about the John Muir Exhibit hosted by the Sierra Club. This DIG will feature both Camp and Sierra Club resources as we learn about this amazing man who dedicated his life to preserving wilderness. When pointed to the Sierra Club website below, use the left side bar to open specific sections (their web site does not allow linking to each page individually) – see instructions in each challenge below.
3.Muir did not win the battle to save Hetch Hetchy and was greatly saddened by the loss of this special part of a national park hw had thought was protected forever.
4. He did have great success though in two ways he may never have fully imagined – First, his books are now sold all over the world over a hundred years after first being published, and, he was one of the founders of the Sierra Club, a non-profit organization that has been working to protect wilderness areas since the 1890s.
5.This month is John Muir’s birthday. He was born on April 21st, 1838 in Scotland and came to the United States in 1849 with his family. Let’s learn more about this remarkable man and his life long passion for the wild out of doors – and his scientific discoveries, important books, and environmental campaigns.
6. They passed our materials around at the meeting and it was decided to PROTECT the TREE!!! We got a nice letter from the planning people letting us know our tree would be protected. Then soon after we saw in the paper that by protecting this one tree, a PRECEDENT had been established and in the future any property with a rare tree can be given consideration for protection. The storage facility was approved – but – they have to build AROUND the tree and not hurt its roots. We have seen people out there photographing the tree, so we know they will watch over it when development does begin.
7..It was California's Sierra Nevada and Yosemite that truly claimed him. In 1868, he walked across the San Joaquin Valley through waist-high wildflowers and into the high country for the first time.
8. I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
9.We like this passage. It is poetic......"Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." ..... We like trees and stars too.
10.Muir Story and draw an illustration. These three works were done by 5th grade students after reading about John Muir’s Wild Ride. We will be glad to help get them added to the student gallery if you can send us scans of your art work!
11.pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." ..... We like trees and stars too.
12. John Muir Day is now a state and nationally recognized day of observance – a time to think about this man’s great contribution to the world. What day is John Muir Day? Can you think of a way you or your class can
Henry V: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 Then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light...the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
L/ WALKER: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
rebecca plam view school
1.yet it is tougth from century to century as something ever new and presious.
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #7 The Mountain was Mt. Shasta.
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #6:In the tributary valleys of the Yuba River.
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 6: We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too
Henry V: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 June 14. --The pool-basins below the falls and cascades hereabouts, formed by the heavy down-plunging currents, are kept nicely clean and clear of detritus. The heavier parts of the material swept over the falls are heaped up a short distance in front of the basins in the form of a dam, thus tending, together with erosion, to increase their size.
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#7 Mt Shasta
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#6. We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too
Francisco Arellano: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3.In the Spring of 1869 a young naturalist was offered a job overseeing a sheep herding operation in the Sierra Nevadas.
This young naturalist, John Muir came to American from Scotland
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 7:We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too.
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #7:It was California's Sierra Nevada and Yosemite that truly claimed him. In 1868, he walked across the San Joaquin Valley through waist-high wildflowers and into the high country for the first time.
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #8 He walked a thousand miles from Indianapolis to the Gulf of Mexico. He sailed to Cuba , and later to Panama, where he crossed the Isthmus and sailed up the West Coast, landing in San Francisco in March, 1868. From that moment on, though he would travel around the world, California became his home.
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#7.We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too.
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 8:We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too.
Henry V: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4:He had conceived his controversial theory of the glaciation of Yosemite Valle
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #8:He walked a thousand miles from Indianapolis to the Gulf of Mexico. He sailed to Cuba , and later to Panama, where he crossed the Isthmus and sailed up the West Coast, landing in San Francisco in March, 1868. From that moment on, though he would travel around the world, California became his home.
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#8.We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too.
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 9:.Up – enjoy reading a John Muir Story and draw an illustration. These three works were done by 5th grade students after reading about John Muir’s Wild Ride. We will be glad to help get them added to the student gallery if you can send us scans of your art work!
Marlene at Nighitgale MS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig # 1.Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life. When he regained his sight one month later, Muir resolved to turn his eyes to the fields and woods. Dig # 2.It was California's Sierra Nevada and Yosemite that truly claimed him. In 1868, he walked across the San Joaquin Valley through waist-high wildflowers and into the high country for the first time. Later he would write: "Then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called no the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light.The most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen." He herded sheep through that first summer and made his home in Yosemite.
#3.In the Spring of 1869 a young naturalist was offered a job overseeing a sheep herding operation in the Sierra Nevadas. This young naturalist, John Muir came to American from Scotland.
#4. We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too.
#5.The above digs are number 1, 2, and 3. For some reason the numbers aren't showing up.
#6. We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too
#7.We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too.
#8.We like this passage. It is poetic."Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars." We like trees and stars too.
#9.Up – enjoy reading a John Muir Story and draw an illustration. These three works were done by 5th grade students after reading about John Muir’s Wild Ride. We will be glad to help get them added to the student gallery if you can send us scans of your art work!
#10.1908 - Muir writes in the Sierra Club Bulletin that to dam Hetchy Hetchy one "may as well dam for water-tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man." Nonetheless, the City's permit was approved by the Interior Department. Eighty-six percent of the voters in San Francisco authorize the Hetch Hetchy project and to provide $600,000 to purchase the "lands, rights, and claims" of Hetchy Hetchy
#11. The floor of Yosemite is about 4,000 feet above the sea, and that of Hetch Hetchy about 3,700 while in both the walls are of gray granite, very high, and rise precipitously out of flowery gardens and groves. Furthermore the two wonderful valleys occupy the same relative positions on the flank of the Sierra, were formed by the same forces in the same kind of granite, and have similar waterfalls, sculpture, and vegetation. Hetch Hetchy lies in a northwesterly direction from Yosemite at a distance of about 18 miles, and is now easily accessible by a trail and wagon road from the Big Oak Flat road at Sequoia.
#12.John Muir was America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist. As a wilderness explorer, he is renowned for his lone excursions in California's Sierra Nevada, among Alaska's glaciers, and world wide travels in search of nature's beauty. As a writer, he taught the people of his time and ours the importance of experiencing and protecting our natural heritage. John Muir was the first President of the Sierra Club, and he remains an inspiration for environmental activists everywhere. He is as relevant today as he was 100 years ago. For example, on April 15, 2000, President.
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#8 He walked a thousand miles from Indianapolis to the Gulf of Mexico. He sailed to Cuba , and later to Panama, where he crossed the Isthmus and sailed up the West Coast, landing in San Francisco in March, 1868. From that moment on, though he would travel around the world, California became his home.
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#9.Up – enjoy reading a John Muir Story and draw an illustration. These three works were done by 5th grade students after reading about John Muir’s Wild Ride. We will be glad to help get them added to the student gallery if you can send us scans of your art work!
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 10:1908 - Muir writes in the Sierra Club Bulletin that to dam Hetchy Hetchy one "may as well dam for water-tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man." Nonetheless, the City's permit was approved by the Interior Department. Eighty-six percent of the voters in San Francisco authorize the Hetch Hetchy project and to provide $600,000 to purchase the "lands, rights, and claims" of Hetchy Hetchy
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #9:We like this passage. It is poetic......"Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars."We like trees and stars too.
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #9 He camped with president Theodore Roosevelt
Henry V: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 They began a fruit ranch with his brother in law and his family.
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#10.1908 - Muir writes in the Sierra Club Bulletin that to dam Hetchy Hetchy one "may as well dam for water-tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man." Nonetheless, the City's permit was approved by the Interior Department. Eighty-six percent of the voters in San Francisco authorize the Hetch Hetchy project and to provide $600,000 to purchase the "lands, rights, and claims" of Hetchy Hetchy
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 11:The floor of Yosemite is about 4,000 feet above the sea, and that of Hetch Hetchy about 3,700 while in both the walls are of gray granite, very high, and rise precipitously out of flowery gardens and groves. Furthermore the two wonderful valleys occupy the same relative positions on the flank of the Sierra, were formed by the same forces in the same kind of granite, and have similar waterfalls, sculpture, and vegetation. Hetch Hetchy lies in a northwesterly direction from Yosemite at a distance of about 18 miles, and is now easily accessible by a trail and wagon road from the Big Oak Flat road at Sequoia.
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #10:Muir Story and draw an illustration. These three works were done by 5th grade students after reading about John Muir’s Wild Ride. We will be glad to help get them added to the student gallery if you can send us scans of your art work
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#9 This group of visitors was lead by President Theodore Roosevelt, an avowed outdoor living enthusiast.
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#11. The floor of Yosemite is about 4,000 feet above the sea, and that of Hetch Hetchy about 3,700 while in both the walls are of gray granite, very high, and rise precipitously out of flowery gardens and groves. Furthermore the two wonderful valleys occupy the same relative positions on the flank of the Sierra, were formed by the same forces in the same kind of granite, and have similar waterfalls, sculpture, and vegetation. Hetch Hetchy lies in a northwesterly direction from Yosemite at a distance of about 18 miles, and is now easily accessible by a trail and wagon road from the Big Oak Flat road at Sequoia.
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #11:The floor of Yosemite is about 4,000 feet above the sea, and that of Hetch Hetchy about 3,700 while in both the walls are of gray granite, very high, and rise precipitously out of flowery gardens and groves. Furthermore the two wonderful valleys occupy the same relative positions on the flank of the Sierra, were formed by the same forces in the same kind of granite, and have similar waterfalls, sculpture, and vegetation. Hetch Hetchy lies in a northwesterly direction from Yosemite at a distance of about 18 miles, and is now easily accessible by a trail and wagon road from the Big Oak Flat road at Sequoia.
Jorge Ruiz at Nightingale: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 12:John Muir was America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist. As a wilderness explorer, he is renowned for his lone excursions in California's Sierra Nevada, among Alaska's glaciers, and world wide travels in search of nature's beauty. As a writer, he taught the people of his time and ours the importance of experiencing and protecting our natural heritage. John Muir was the first President of the Sierra Club, and he remains an inspiration for environmental activists everywhere. He is as relevant today as he was 100 years ago. For example, on April 15, 2000, President.
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#10 Muir Story and draw an illustration. These three works were done by 5th grade students after reading about John Muir’s Wild Ride. We will be glad to help get them added to the student gallery if you can send us scans of your art work
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #10 The Dam was being planned to be build on The Hetch Hetchy Valley
alan luna: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#12.John Muir was America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist. As a wilderness explorer, he is renowned for his lone excursions in California's Sierra Nevada, among Alaska's glaciers, and world wide travels in search of nature's beauty. As a writer, he taught the people of his time and ours the importance of experiencing and protecting our natural heritage. John Muir was the first President of the Sierra Club, and he remains an inspiration for environmental activists everywhere. He is as relevant today as he was 100 years ago. For example, on April 15, 2000, President.
michael chau: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #12:John Muir was America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist. As a wilderness explorer, he is renowned for his lone excursions in California's Sierra Nevada, among Alaska's glaciers, and world wide travels in search of nature's beauty. As a writer, he taught the people of his time and ours the importance of experiencing and protecting our natural heritage. John Muir was the first President of the Sierra Club, and he remains an inspiration for environmental activists everywhere. He is as relevant today as he was 100 years ago. For example, on April 15, 2000, President.
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#11The floor of Yosemite is about 4,000 feet above the sea, and that of Hetch Hetchy about 3,700 while in both the walls are of gray granite, very high, and rise precipitously out of flowery gardens and groves. Furthermore the two wonderful valleys occupy the same relative positions on the flank of the Sierra, were formed by the same forces in the same kind of granite, and have similar waterfalls, sculpture, and vegetation.
Elio Vega: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 In the Spring of 1869 a young naturalist was offered a job overseeing a sheep
herding operation in the Sierra Nevadas. This young naturalist, John Muir came to
American from Scotland.
: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Francisco Arellano: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 He had conceived his controversial theory of the glaciation of Yosemite Valley.
Elizabeth@nightingaleMS: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #11
"John Muir Day", celebrated each April 21, provides us with a day to recognize the modern ecological insight that humankind is a part of Nature, and that our well being - indeed our very survival - depends upon an ecologically sound natural environment. By taking some time to appreciate how far we have come in the environmental movement launched by Muir, we can be inspired as we tackle the myriad environmental problems facing us today.
Susan Wong at Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#12 John Muir Day, celebrated each April 21, provides us with a day to recognize the modern ecological insight that humankind is a part of Nature, and that our well being - indeed our very survival - depends upon an ecologically sound natural environment. By taking some time to appreciate how far we have come in the environmental movement launched by Muir, we can be inspired as we tackle the myriad environmental problems facing us today.
Francisco Arellano: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 11:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5:They began a fruit ranch with his brother in law and his family.
: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 1:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Aaron & Ernesto Palm View
1.100 years ago by urging president Theodore Roosevelt to protect Americas treasures under the authority of the Antiquities act of 1906.2.In 1868,he walked across the San Juaquin Valley through waist -high wildflowers and into the high country for the fierst time.3. In Spring of 1869 a young naturalist was offerd a job overseeing a sheep herding operation in the Siearra Nevadas.This young naturalist, Jhon Muir came to America from Scotland.4.By 1871 he had found living glaciers in the Sierra.5.Muir's father was a harsh diciplinarian and worked his family from dawn to dusk.l
: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 1:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Crystal ,
1 In addition to the United States what othert contried did John Muir travel to and explore in his lifetime of wandering ? John Muir was America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist. As a wilderness explore ,he is renowned for his lone excursions in California sierra Nevada, among Alaska's glaciers and world wide travels in search of nature's beauty.
Al Zabloski, Fleming: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 3:13PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We try to stay focused on environmental factors in our US History class.
Today , we related on the first effects of air pollution from the Industrial Age; with the expansion of the
factory system and the use of the steam engines . There were no uses of abatement equiptment. and there created terrible for city dwellers in the eighteenth century. More later !!!
Al Zabloski, Fleming: . . . . Mon, Apr 22, 3:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We try to stay focused on environmental factors in our US History class.
Today , we related on the first effects of air pollution from the Industrial Age; with the expansion of the
factory system and the use of the steam engines . There were no uses of abatement equiptment. and there created terrible living conditions for city dwellers in the eighteenth century. More later !!!
