{"id":2373,"date":"2003-01-08T22:33:31","date_gmt":"2003-01-08T22:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/01\/08\/john-muir-californias-gold-5005\/"},"modified":"2003-01-08T22:33:31","modified_gmt":"2003-01-08T22:33:31","slug":"john-muir-californias-gold-5005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/01\/08\/john-muir-californias-gold-5005\/","title":{"rendered":"John Muir &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (5005)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Huell goes back in time and visits with John Muir* at Yosemite National Park. Muir was America&#8217;s most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist who is often called the father of our National Parks System. In 1892, he founded the Sierra Club to protect the newly created Yosemite National Park. Through his writing and actions, he taught the people of his time, and ours, the importance of experiencing and protecting our natural heritage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Yosemite National Park<br \/>\nPO Box 577<br \/>\nYosemite National Park, CA 95389<br \/>\n209-372-0200<br \/>\nwww.nps.gov\/yose<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Sierra Club<br \/>\nNational Headquarters<br \/>\n85 Second Street, 2nd Floor<br \/>\nSan Francisco, CA 94105<br \/>\n415-977-5500<br \/>\nwww.sierraclub.org<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">*John Muir was portrayed by Lee Stetson, actor and John Muir scholar.<\/p>\n<div>\u00a02003<\/div>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/video.chapman.edu\/V\/Video?v=9876596&amp;node=43304850&amp;a=25007506&amp;preload=false\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huell goes back in time and visits with John Muir* at Yosemite National Park. 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