John Muir View On Nature
As a Martinez native, I have learned about John Muir and his work to preserve open spaces, forest and wildlife. I pass by the house him and his wife live in every day. I took field trips there as a kid and now my kids are doing the same, so I was very interested in this discussion question.
John Muir thought of nature and wildlife as his second home. His view on nature was that it was a great gift and blessing to experience such a sight. As he recalls his first visit in Sierra Club Bulletin, January 1908, he says, “it is a wonderfully exact counterpart of the great Yosemite, not only in its crystal river and sublime rocks and waterfalls, but in the gardens, groves, and meadows of its flower park-like floor.” the Hetch-Hetchy floor about
John Muir thought of nature and wildlife as his second home. His view on nature was that it was a great gift and blessing to experience such a sight. As he recalls his first visit in Sierra Club Bulletin, January 1908, he says, “it is a wonderfully exact counterpart of the great Yosemite, not only in its crystal river and sublime rocks and waterfalls, but in the gardens, groves, and meadows of its flower park-like floor.” the Hetch-Hetchy floor about