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John Muir Day: April 21

Celebrating John Muir Day

• Celebrating "John Muir Day", A Guide
• John Muir Day Study Guide , for teachers of grades K-12
• Through the Eyes of John Muir: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Looking at our World by Janice Kelley
  
• A Celebration for John Muir (PDF - off-site link) by Harold W Wood Jr, in The View from John Muir's Window Issue 26, March, 1980. - An example of an approach to celebrating John Muir's Birthday with a potluck dinner, followed by shared readings from John Muir brought by participants, with the award of a door prize by the host.

 

John Muir Day in California

• Press Release from Assemblyman Robert J. Campbell Announcing John Muir Day
• Statement of Assemblyman Robert J. Campbell about the history of John Muir Day at the California Wilderness Conference, Visalia, California, October 18, 1989
• California Assembly Concurrent Resolution 96 (1988) - First Legislation on John Muir Day
• California Assembly Bill 476 (1989) Establishes John Muir Day
• Current California Law - John Muir Day (current as of 31 March 2022)

Annual Governor Proclamations

These are issued annually, here are just a few of the most recent:

• California Governor Newsom Proclaims John Muir Day April 21, 2021 (off-site link)
• California Governor Brown Proclaims John Muir Day April 21, 2016 - Image | PDF
• California Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims John Muir Day April 21, 2004
• California Governor Davis Proclaims John Muir Day April 21, 2001

Federal Recognition of John Muir Day

• U.S. Congressional Joint Resolution Designates 1988 April 21 "John Muir Day"
• President Ronald Reagan Proclaims 1988 April 21 "John Muir Day"

Other Recognition of John Muir Day

• Scotland Celebrates John Muir Day (off-site link to discoverjohnmuir.com)
• Scotland Celebrates John Muir Day 2022 (PDF) - Example from John Muir Trust (web page preserved as PDF) - accessed 31 March 2022
• Wisconsin Celebrates John Muir's 150th Birthday
• City of Visalia , California

Image courtesy of John Muir Trust