John Muir’s Quest to Save the Great Outdoors
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Muir's Vision of the Yosemite Valley
In 1864, Abraham Lincoln had granted it to the state of California for public use. It was one of the first protected areas of its kind in the United States. The entire park today is nearly 1,200 square miles. And Muir's vision has given him this insight, that everything is connected.
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