John Muir

John Muir (21 Aprili 1838 – 24 Desemba 1914) alikuwa mwanasayansi wa asili, mwandishi, na mtetezi wa mazingira nchini Marekani aliyezaliwa Uskoti. Alijulikana kama "Baba wa Mbuga za Taifa" kwa juhudi zake za kuhifadhi maeneo ya asili, ikiwemo Yosemite Valley na Sequoia National Park.^[1] Alianzisha Sierra Club, shirika mashuhuri la uhifadhi wa mazingira, na aliwahi kuwa rais wake hadi kifo chake.^[2] Maandishi yake kuhusu safari za milimani na maumbile yaliwahimiza watu wengi kuthamini na kulinda asili.^[3]

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↑ Miller, Barbara Kiely (2008). John Muir. Gareth Stevens. p. 10.
↑ Fox, Stephen R. (1985). The American conservation movement : John Muir and his legacy. Univ of Wisconsin Press.
↑ Holmes, Steven (1999). The Young John Muir: An Environmental Biography. Madison: Univ. of Wisconsin Press.

[1] Miller, Barbara Kiely (2008). John Muir. Gareth Stevens. p. 10.

[2] Fox, Stephen R. (1985). The American conservation movement : John Muir and his legacy. Univ of Wisconsin Press.

[3] Holmes, Steven (1999). The Young John Muir: An Environmental Biography. Madison: Univ. of Wisconsin Press.

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