Events tagged with "john muir"

Historical Events tagged with "john muir"

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John Muir Founds the Sierra Club in San Francisco

May 28th, 1892 133 years ago

John Muir, a prominent naturalist and environmentalist, organized the Sierra Club in San Francisco in May 1892. The aim of this organization was to promote the conservation of the Sierra Nevada mountains and other natural landscapes in California. The club quickly gained traction among those who valued the preservation of nature and sought to combat the growing industrialization that threatened the wilderness.