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2009 June 12

available on Book Press Releases, and Bibliographic Resources, Annotated Bibliography, Children's Books

Added Voices for Green Choices: John Muir: Protecting and Preserving the Environment
by Henry Elliot (Crabtree Publishing Co., 2009), a new lavishly illustrated children's book on John Muir.

2009 May 10

avaible on Book Press Releases, Nature’s Beloved Son, Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy:

Added John Muir's botanical pursuits brought to life:
Nature's Beloved Son' examines the conservationist's fascination with plants and features stunning images of the specimens he collected by Bettijane Levine Los Angeles Times (February 28, 2009)

2009 April 24

available on Songs About John Muir and Annotated Bibliography, Music :

Added Doron Diamond's song John Muir, a rock-pop instrumental on Diamond's album Silo.

2009 April 19

Added temporary link to home page and permanent links on Tributes and The Life and Contributions to John Muir to celebrate John Muir's Birthday: April 21st to: 10 Cool things About John Muir by Greg Haegele (April 19, 2009) on treehugger.com

2009 April 17

available on Current Events, Tributes, and on Places and Schools Named After John Muir

Added John Muir Inducted on the Extra Mile Volunteeer Pathway in Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2009)
- Honoree onThe Extra Mile Volunteer Pathway in Washington, D.C. (off-site link)

avaiable on The Life and Contributions of John Muir, and

Added In the (Low Carbon) Footsteps of John Muir by Greg Haegele, Sierra Club on Treehugger.com (April 18, 2008) - "Muir was a visionary who worked hard to protect land even when there was plenty of open space around. Sometimes he was a lonely voice, because not everyone around him understood or supported the need to conserve magnificent places for future generations to explore and enjoy. Kind of like being a global-warming activist in places that still deny it's happening. Muir persevered, and we're all better off for it."

2009 April 14

available on Home Page

Added a "Share " button allowing people to share this site via email, by print, or on Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking websites:

2009 April 3

available on Nature’s Beloved Son, Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy, and Sound and Music About John Muir

Added link to John Muir's Botanical Travels - Radio Interview of Bonnie Gisel and Dean Taylor by Tom Ashbrok, On Point Radio (Boston NPR affiliate wbur.og)

availble on Home page:

Added quote from and link to Wilderness Has Deep Value in Hard Economic Times by Greg Haegele

2009 March 20

available on Live Presenters Portraying John Muir - Lee Stetson, and Sound and Music About John Muir

Added link to KPLU Interview of Lee Stetson - NPR affiliate radio with Tree in a Windstorm story - (3-18-09 (offsite link)

2009 February 13

available on John Muir National Historic Site

Updated link to American Land Conservancy page on John Muir's Gravesite

2009 January 17

available on Songs about John Muir :

Added Cry of the Wild by Gary Bowman - from the album Gary Bowman's Song of the Animals, Download Lyrics & MP3 soundclips from the artist's website (off-site link)

2009 January 15

available on Songs about John Muir :

Added entry for Stickeen by Bill Harley (unrecorded song, performed at a recent National Storytelling Festival)

2009 January 12

available on Writings of John Muir, Bibliographic Resources,

Added new page: Copyright Status of the Writings of John Muir

2009 January 10

available on Bibliographic Resources, Book Reviews:

Added a book review for A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster: Reviewed by Mark Cocker, titled "Mountain Man" The Guardian (January 10, 2009) (off-site link)

2008 December 28

avaiable on The Life and Contributions of John Muir, and Bibliographic Resources, Book Chapters Featuring John Muir,

Added The Laird of Skyland: John Muir - excerpt from Heroes of To-day by Mary R. Parkman (New York: Century, 1917)

2008 December 16

available on Bibliographic Resources, Book Reviews:

Added a book review for A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster: Reviewed by Dan Cryer, titled Where the Wild things Were, Boston Globe (December 14, 2008) (Off-site link)

available on Chronology (Timeline) of the Life and Legacy of John Muir - from his birth to the present day (1914-2002

Added entries for Nature’s Beloved Son, Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy and A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir.

2008 December 2

available on Bibliographic Resources, Annotated Bibliography, Biographies; and Bibliographic Resources, Press Releases , A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir

Added When Writing About John Muir, I Had to See What He Saw By Donald Worster (History News Network) (Off-site link)

available on Collectibles, John Muir in the Arts, Painting :

Added link to "Through The Eyes of John Muir" watercolor painting by Janet Flynn - limited-edition prints, a poster, and notecards are available. The painting depicts the varied species of native plants and animals in rich, vibrant colors and is available in a selected line of products. Proceeds will help the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Endangered Resources Program continue its work.

2008 November 29

available on Bibliographic Resources, Annotated Bibliography, Biographies:

Added entry for A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster (2008)

available on Bibliographic Resources, Press Releases:

Added entry for A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster

available on Bibliographic Resources, Book Jackets:

Added enty for A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster

available on Bibliographic Resources, Book Reviews:

Added more book reviews for A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster:
- Reviewed by Philip Seib, The Dallas Morning News, 10/28/08/ (off-site link)
- Reviewed by Jon Christensen titled "Revisiting John Muir's legacy" San Francisco Chronicle, 11/2/08 (off-site link)
- Reviewed by Dennis Drabelle titled "The inventor whose greatest discovery was the botany all around him."Washington Post, 11/8/08. (off-site link)
- Reviewed by Michael P. Branch titled "John O'Mountains" American Scientist Nov-Dec. 2008, Volume 96, Number 6, Page: 504. (off-site link)
- Reviewed by Douglas Brinkley "John Muir treated the natural world as a cathedral of worship, and, when necessary, he used Old Testament fury to protect it." Los Angeles Times 11/30/08. (off-site link)

2008 November 28

available on Collectibles and John Muir National Historic Site:

Updated broken links to the John Muir National Historic Site bookstore

available on Bibliographic Resources, Annotated Bibliography, Historical and Literary Analyses

Added entry for John Muir's "Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf" "Revisited" by"Ramblin" Ron Boone.

2008 November 26

available on Scientific Names in Honor of John Muir:

Added entry and page for Amplaria muiri, Muir's milliped

available on Bibliographic Resources, Annotated Bibliography, Children's Books

Added entry for Miller, Barbara Kiely, Great Americans: John Muir (Weekly Reader Books, 2008)

available on Bibliographic Resources, Book Reviews:

Added Book Reviews for A Passion for Nature by Donald Worster
- Reviewed by by Jeff Baker The Oregonian, 11/21/08 (off-site link)
- Reviewed by Jared Farmer, in "The Great American Pantheist," Science 7 November 2008:
  Vol. 322. no. 5903, pp. 859 - 860. (off-site link)

2008 November 23

available on People from Around the USA Inspired by John Muir

Added entry for Scott Michael Graves.

2008 October 18

avaialble on The Life and Contributions of John Muir and Related Resources:

Added Engines of Our Ingenuity - No. 2422 John Muir - Text and radio program about Muir as an engineer. from the University of Houston's School of Engineering. A podcast and streaming audio of this episode is available.

2008 October 4

availble on Home page, Website Resources, Related Resources on the Internet

Added banner link for John Muir Fans on Facebook:

2008 October 3

available on Related Resources on the Internet

Added Link to Lesser Known Material About John Muir by Paul Craig, Martinez Historical Society

2008 September 17

available on Book Press Release, Nature’s Beloved Son, Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy:

Added YouTube video, Nature's Beloved Son, Rediscovering John Muir Botanical Legacy by Stephen Joseph

2008 August 31

available on Book Press Releases and Annotated John Muir Bibliography, History:

Added Nature’s Beloved Son, Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy by Bonnie J. Gisel with images by Stephen J. Joseph (Berkeley, Heyday Books, forthcoming November, 2008).

2008 June 27

available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography, Periodicals:

Added entry for: Perrottet, Tony, John Muir's Yosemite: The father of the conservation movement found his calling on a visit to the California wilderness. Smithsonian, July 2008.
Evocative article describing Muir's special involvement in Yosemite, with many quotes from Muir experts like Bonnie Gisel, curator of the Sierra Club's LeConte Memorial Lodge.

2008 May 3

available on Places and Schools Named After John Muir

Added entry for Glasgow, Scotland: John Muir Room and four stained-glass panels, created bys the artist John K Clark, including a glass quotation from Muir, was unveiled on April 29, 2008 at Oran Mor, a popular bar, restaurant and entertainment events venue located in a historic converted church in west Glasgow.

available on Sound and Music and Annoated Bibliography, Audio :

Added entries for Web radio interview of Harold Wood, the Chair of the Sierra Club John Muir Education Committee, a guest on SouthwestBlend.com's ‘Champagne Sundays’ Online Radio Show. This show was a special Eco & Environment show that aired live on April 6th, 2008. Click here to listen to the audio of the show (Shockwave Flash).

2008 April 20

available on Chronology of hte Life and Legacy of John Muir, 1838 - 2008

Added entry for Muir Woods National Monument 100th anniversary and updated earlier dates.
Added entry for new John Muir's Botany website by photographer Stephen Joseph and historian Bonnie Gisel.

available on Current Events, Chronology, John Muir Education Committee, and Harold Wood Bio:

Added entry for Harold Wood, the Chair of the Sierra Club John Muir Education Committee, being a featured guest on SouthwestBlend.com's �Champagne Sundays� Online Radio Show. This show was a special Eco & Environment show that aired live on April 6th, 2008. Click here to listen to the audio of the show (Shockwave Flash).

2008 April 7

available on Arts, Pictures and Images, and Related Resources:

Added entry for John Muir's Botany - A photo gallery of close-ups of John Muir's botanical collections, previewing the forthcoming book Nature’s Beloved Son, Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy by Bonnie Johanna Gisel with photographs by Stephen Joseph (Berkeley, Heyday Books) (to be released in fall of 2008).

available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography, History:

Added entry for Gisel, Gonnie Johanna, Nature’s Beloved Son, Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy, (Berkeley, Heyday Books, forthcoming fall, 2008).
See a preview photo gallery of close-ups of John Muir's botanical collections from the book, at John Muir's Botany, photographs by Stephen Joseph.

2008 February 10

available on Current Events

Added entry for February 7, 2008 - Couple retrace John Muir's walk from San Francisco to Yosemite for third year in a Row. Peter and Donna Thomas are writing a guidebook that retraces the route famed naturalist John Muir took in the spring of 1868. Read story from Union Democrat.

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