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John Muir ( / mjʊər / MURE; April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), [1] also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks ", [2] was a Scottish-born American [3] [4] : 42 naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United ...
Schlumberger. Schlumberger NV ( French: [ʃlumbɛʁʒe, ʃlœ̃b-] ), doing business as SLB, also known as Schlumberger Limited, [2] is an American oilfield services company. [3] [4] As of 2022, it is both the world's largest offshore drilling company and the world's largest offshore drilling contractor by revenue.
Fountain Lake Farm. / 43.69167°N 89.38722°W / 43.69167; -89.38722. Fountain Lake Farm, also known as the Wisconsin Farm Home of John Muir, is a historic farm and National Historic Landmark in rural Montello, Wisconsin, United States. The landmark covers part of the farm that was the home of pioneering conservationist John Muir from ...
John Muir (/ m jʊər /; April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions.
John Muir Medical Center, Concord, is a 244-bed acute care facility that serves Contra Costa and southern Solano counties. The medical center is a center for cancer care and cardiovascular care, including open heart surgery and interventional cardiology. Other areas of specialty include general surgery, orthopedic and neurology programs.
Muir, who founded the club in 1892 and helped spawn the environmental movement, is called “father of our national parks.” Sierra Club apologizes for founder John Muir's racist views Skip to ...
Location. The eighth season is set along the shores of high-elevation Chilko Lake (Tŝilhqox Biny), British Columbia, a 40-mile long remote glacial lake on the dry eastern side of the Coast Mountains.
A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir (2008) ISBN 0-19-516682-5; A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell (2002) ISBN 0-19-515635-8; An Unsettled Country: Changing Landscapes of the American West (1994) ISBN 0-8263-1481-3; The Wealth of Nature: Environmental History and the Ecological Imagination (1994) ISBN 0-19-507624-9