John Muir Laws breaks down the hydrology and geology of the Atacama Desert, the driest place on earth, and provides artistic insights about this painting by Tony Foster. In later years, Keith avoided detail and became more impressionistic. Seeking a quieter life, the Strentzels moved to the Alhambra Valley near the town of Martinez, California, in 1853. Even to the least-loved mosquitoes I gave many a meal, and told them to go in peace." , Tony Foster was inspired to paint en plein air in this remote region by his luminary, conservationist and author Kari Herbert. John Muir Laws @JohnMuirLaws 39.8K subscribers Subscribe http://www.johnmuirlaws.com/ Home Videos Shorts Live Playlists Community Channels About Search Nature Drawing Play all Instructional. It is part of the universal warfare between right and wrong." Louie's mother, Louisiana Strentzel, disliked the name of the valley (Spanish soldiers had been unable to find food and nearly starved) and renamed it Alhambra Valley for the popular story published in the mid-1800s by Washington Irving about the Alhambra palace in Spain. As an educator and author, Jack teaches techniques and supports routines that develop these skills to make them a part of everyday life. Both girls accompanied their father on walks in the nearby hills, and Muir named two of the peaks Mt. Because of his many impassioned articles that were being published, much of the public was persuaded and wrote letters to congress in support of Muir's beliefs, and other outside groups also lobbied congress for the establishment of a national park. John (Jack) Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Wanda Muir was the eldest of John Muir's two daughters, sister of Helen Muir. Muir, however, wanted the area of the Yosemite region that was currently a state park to become a national one. Muir next made his way south towards Florida's gulf coast. Steep Trails, 7. Today, many of her descendants continue her legacy of service through involvement in environmental organizations. "The sun shines not on us but in us." We are proud to announce that we have partnered with naturalist, artist and educator John Muir Laws to offer you a three class series covering the fundamenta. Dr. Strentzel gave the newlyweds 20 acres of land and the Strentzel home to live in when they were married the following year. ", 15. He teaches nature study and natural history workshops that incorporate illustration and scientific note-taking as a means to greater observation, memory, and curiosity. He was given the 2020 Bay Nature Local Hero award for his work in environmental education. Website Help. The Young Ladies Seminary (YLS) opened with 25 students in 1852, founded by local citizens. Helen died in Spokane, Washington, on June 17, 1964. His curiosity carried him further to California and Alaska, where he tracked the movements of glaciers. . He also began his medical studies at the University of Pesth, Hungary, and received his diploma in 1839. In September 1865, John Muir wrote to a friend, "How intensely I desire to be a Humboldt!". John Muir Laws was with his mother's botany group on Table Mountain and a woman with a sketchbook captured his attention. She stayed close to home because she wanted to, preferring not to be away more than a day or two. The melody for that song was used in England by the Transport Workers Union and known as "Storm the Fort, Ye Knights of Labor," and by the labor unions in the Eastern US in the 1800s. "After a whole day in the woods, we are already immortal. Keith inquired whether Muir knew of any views that would make a picture. In 1880, John Muir married Strentzel's only surviving daughter, Louisa. "Make The Mountains Glad: John And The SIERRA. Hatch, survives. The Muirs moved to the small town of Martinez, California (near San Francisco), the year they were married. The 1863 YLS catalog lists departments in English, Language (Latin, French, German, and Spanish) and Fine Arts (Music, Painting, and Drawing). The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Published. John would return by the fall to harvest the crops. With the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt in 1901, there was finally a conservationist in the White House. John Muir spent the next decade of his life immersed in the wild, particularly in the Sierra Nevadas in California. This standards-based, curriculum is student-tested and teacher approved and merges science, language arts, and visual arts by teaching students to keep a nature journal. She spent the majority of her time at home, often helping her father by typing his manuscripts. John Muir Laws takes a close look at sunsets and Tony's effective watercolor techniques that describe them. Friends close to the Muirs described her as "the mainstay of the Muir household" and noted that "if not for her understanding and willingness to unselfishly forgo demands on John's time, the work he did for Yosemite Valley might have been diminished. The Muirs' daughter Wanda was born March 25, 1881, and daughter Helen on January 23, 1886. John Swett bought ranch adjoining Muir holdings.Birth of Wanda Muir; third trip to Alaska aboard the Corwin. Helen: January 23, 1886 - June, 1964 (age 78) As a young man, Muir studied biology, botany and geology at the University of Wisconsin before venturing to see nature's wonders. You may download the file to your device or computer and listen to them offline. Immediately after his camping trip with Roosevelt, Muir went on a world tour through Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. During his young adulthood his father forced him to memorize the majority of the Bible, which later had a large influence on his writing. John of the Mountain, 15. Jean Hanna deLipkau Clark - deceased. John Muir's Daughter (1881-1942). Importing seeds and cuttings from around the world, Dr. Strentzel employed new scientific methods in horticulture, exhibiting oranges and award-winning wines as early as 1861. Later, they took up farming along the Merced River, but lost the farm in a flood. Louie was graded on 22 different subjects and scored a perfect 10 on virtually all of them. Settling down to some measure of domestic life, Muir went into partnership with his father-in-law and managed the family fruit ranch with great success. Dana and Gibbs, and down Bloody Canyon to Mono Lake (with John Swett and J.B. McChesney, 1875), Mt. Mills had purchased property in Alameda County and in 1870 broke ground for Mills College there. In 1830, he joined in an attempted overthrow of the Russian domination of Poland. He is the author of The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (2016) and The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012). This piece requires considerable musical talent, and we can appreciate the skill on the piano which Louie possessed. Richard Hanna: Deceased 5/9/92. Start now: you can do this, and the world is waiting. Louisiana Strentzel renamed the Arroyo el Hambre the Alhambra Valley, after the sumptuous citadel of the Moorish kings of Spain" (Worster 279). He later recollected that he believed the experience was completely worth the risk. In the meantime, he continued to explore and climb as many mountains as possible, in particular becoming the first person to climb the 13,300-foot Mount Ritter. Roosevelt was very impressed with Muir, and the experience re-enforced his conservationist stance. And he was the 2010 Outstanding Learning Disabled Achiever. John Muir Laws' How to Teach Nature Journaling (co-authored by Emilie Lygren) is the first-ever comprehensive book devoted to helping educators use nature journaling as an inspiring teaching tool to engage young people with wild places. Dr. John Strentzel was born in Lublin, Poland, November 29, 1813. One night, five inches of snow fell, and the president arose to white flakes on his blankets. Stanley Muir (born Stanley M. Funk) - b. July 17, 1912. d. August 17 1962 His ideas on saving land changed how the United States viewed wilderness. John Muir's Grandchildren: Wanda: Married Thomas Hanna in 1906 and had six children John Hanna: Lives in Napa, CA (as of 2004) Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. But in 1882 Muir stated his opposition to the Grange. Proposed to Louie Strentzel; First Alaska trip with S. Hall Young; discovery of Glacier Bay, Muir Glacier. In 1871, Muir was able to meet his idol, Ralph Waldo Emerson, the man whose philosophies Muir had obsessively read in his college days. As both a scientist and artist, Laws has developed interdisciplinary programs that train students to observe with rigor and to refine techniques to become intentionally curious. He's based out of California, where he teaches nature exploration and field sketching classes. In March of 1881, Louie gave birth to a daughter they named Annie. MasterFILE Premier. Bob Hanna - deceased. Probably Louie couldn't play the piano when he was working, and likely she did most of her playing while he was gone. Stickeen Published (John's only children story). In January of 1886, the Muirs had another daughter they named Helen. May 27, 1916, d. December 9, 2004 Taft was also convinced and protected the valley during his term. April 14: Marriage of John Muir (42) and Louie (33); Second trip to Alaska, adventure with Stickeen. He kept several scrapbooks on Polish achievements and entertained many Polish artists and writers, among who were Henry Sienkiewicz, author of Quo Vadis, and the famous Polish actress, Madame Modjeska. That same year Dr. Strentzel was organizing the Alhambra Grange, an association of local farmers. The two exchanged vows at her parents' home. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls. John Muir Laws, aka Jack, is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Muir did not relegate Louie to an anonymous life in the background -- this is what she herself preferred. She worked for the school board and headed various women's clubs; was an active Sierra Club member and opened the family home to the citys youth. He spent the summer of 1863 in the wilderness hiking down the Wisconsin River to the Mississippi along with two of his classmates. He began acting as an advisor to the National Forestry Commission that President Cleveland created in 1896. "It's always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Helen. Louie Muir died on August 6, 1905, and is buried with John, her parents, a brother, a sister and Uncle Henry in the Strentzel/Muir cemetery about a mile from the National Historic Site. After Funk died in a tragic automobile accident at the age of 47, (1934) Helen and three of her sons changed their name from Funk to Muir - in 1940. He contributed articles on his research to numerous publications, gave college lectures on agriculture, and helped establish and lead state and local Grange organizations to promote agricultural interests. Louie recognized this and unselfishly encouraged him to follow his heart. He is a 2010 TogetherGreen Conservation Leadership Fellow with the National Audubon Society. Here, Muir partnered with his father-in-law and managed a successful family fruit ranch. 2023 Sierra Club.The Sierra Club Seal is a registered copyright, service mark, and trademark of the Sierra Club. Camping on the edge of Yosemite Valley, he was enthralled like never before. At the time, it must have seemed a pipe dream. In 1890, there was only one national park - Yellowstone. At age six, he was sent to school along with the sons of officials and nobility. It was not until 1879 that he finally proposed to her. Here in Martinez, they cared for their 6 children and 3 adopted children, maintaining a close relationship with Muir. In 1859 Louie's formal education began as a day student at Miss Atkins Young Ladies Seminary across the Bay in Benicia. The city wanted to petition congress to remove the valley's protection so that it could be turned into a water reservoir. Ever your wife, Louie." CA In May 1870 he announced that the next YLS semester would begin August 2 at the new location. "I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out until sundown, for going out I found, was really going in." Muir was first most interested in pursuing botanical conversations with Louie's father, but his interests eventually turned romantic for his daughter. From an early age, his parents instilled in him a deep love and respect for nature. Mary Atkins was born in Jefferson, Ohio, in 1819 and was an 1845 graduate of Oberlin College. Once she graduated in 1864 she decided to return home to the ranch in Martinez and focus on fruit ranching and hybridizing. After three years in that area, they moved to Arroyo el Hambre (Valley of Hunger)* in 1853 and camped out until their first house could be built. John Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Louisa Wanda Strentzel was born in Texas in 1847. She mistook trout for catfish, didn't like hiking about, and saw bears behind every tree. Laws is the founder and host of the Nature Journal Club, a family-friendly, intergenerational community that connects with nature through art and field journaling. Attention, observation, curiosity, and creative thinking are not gifts, but skills that grow with training and deliberate practice. His work has been nationally recognized. The oldest son, Muir Funk, did not because his first name was Muir. The oldest son, Muir Funk, did not because his first name was Muir. More biographical information on William Keith, from the Sierra Club website. "Civilization has not much to brag about. "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. San Francisco earthquake, repair of house, marriage of Wanda to Thomas Hanna. Hoffman, Tuolumne Meadows, Soda Springs, Mts. She continued the role as caretaker throughout her life. Over the rest of Roosevelt's administration, he set aside 148,000,000 acres of forest reserves and the number of national parks doubled. 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