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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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