April 21st, 2012 at 4:28PM
todaysdocument: Happy Birthday John Muir! The pioneering naturalist whose efforts helped to created Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks was born in Scotland on April 21, 1838.  He is shown here in this undated photo (4th from right) with Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot (1st chief of the US Forest Service). From the series: Historic Photographs of the Forest Service, ca. 1880 - ca. 1970

todaysdocument:

Happy Birthday John Muir!

The pioneering naturalist whose efforts helped to created Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks was born in Scotland on April 21, 1838.  He is shown here in this undated photo (4th from right) with Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot (1st chief of the US Forest Service).

From the series: Historic Photographs of the Forest Service, ca. 1880 - ca. 1970

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    Babes. And a happy Earth Day to you all!
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    John Muir and I share a birthday? HOW DID I NEVER KNOW THIS???? This is the greatest news I’ve heard in years.
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    Happy Birthday, Mr. Muir!
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266 notes Source: research.archives.gov #history#John Muir#national parks#Theodore Roosevelt#Gifford Pinchot#naturalists#Environment#environmentalism#preservation#yosemite
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