the john muir exhibit - john_muir_day - 1988 resolution
U.S. Congressional Joint Resolution Designates 1988 April 21 "John Muir Day"
100th Congress
2d Session
Senate Joint Resolution 245
To designate April 21, 1988, as "John Muir Day"
In the Senate of the United States
January 28, 1988
Whereas April 21, 1988, marks the one hundred and fiftieth birthday of the great
American conservationist John Muir, heralded, worldwide for his dedication to
the preservation of wilderness in this country;
Whereas generations of Americans have reveled in the wonders of
Yosemite
, the
Grand Canyon
, and other parklands set aside by past Presidents and Congresses at
the urging of the Scottish-born naturalist;
Whereas a system of natural, cultural, historical, and recreational national
parks which John Muir helped pioneer has grown in size to almost eighty million
acres symbolizing the stewardship Americans demonstrate for their precious
public resources;
Whereas John Muir was the cofounder and first president of the Sierra Club, an
organization which contributes in making this Nation a leader in the global
environmental movement;
Whereas the
John Muir National Historic Site
, in
Martinez
, California, one of
three hundred and thirty-seven units of the National Park Service, was set aside
by Congress in 1964 as a monument to the wild lands crusader and was the site
from which Muir wrote
books
celebrating the natural beauty and wildlife of the
United States, books that are still widely read and treasured by people of all
ages; and
Whereas the important role of an ecologically sound environment in the quality
of life for all people was proselytized by the tireless voice and pen of John
Muir:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That April 21, 1988, is designated as "John Muir
day", and the President is authorized and requested to issue
a proclamation
calling upon the people of the United States to observe such day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Passed the Senate February 17 (legislative day, February 15, 1988)
Attest: WALTER J. STEWART,
Secretary