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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: English conservationists, Scottish conservationists, Beatrix Potter, Peter Scott, David Attenborough, John Muir, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury, Jim Corbett, David Macdonald, John Edmondson, 2nd Baron Sandford, Iolo Williams, Abel Chapman, Bob Scott, Nicholas Nuttall, John Burton, Peter Garthwaite, Norman W. Moore, F. W. Champion, June Haimoff, Claudio Sillero-Zubiri, John Moore, Thomas Willingale, Edward Buxton, Aubrey Buxton, Baron Buxton of Alsa, John Morton Boyd, Adrian Darby, Francis Rose, Jack Vincent, Philippa Scott, Robin Kevan, Paul Salaman, Jeremy Mallinson, Andrew Raven, Henry Ray Freshfield, Mark Shand, James Honeyborne, Malcolm Penny, Sara Oldfield, Hector Wilks, Simon Thirgood. Excerpt: John Muir (21 April 1838 - 24 December 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to save the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States. One of the most well-known hiking trails in the U.S., the 211-mile (340 km) John Muir Trail, was named in his honor. Other places named in his honor are Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, John Muir College, Mount Muir, Camp Muir and Muir Glacier. In his later life, Muir devoted most of his time to the preservation of the Western forests. He petitioned the U.S. Congress for the National Park Bill that was passed in 1899, establishing both Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. Because of the spiritual quality and enthusiasm toward nature expressed in his writings, he was able...
