John Muir started off as a young boy with big dreams, and those dreams eventually turned into great accomplishments. With his strong love for nature, John Muir would eventually grow up to become a writer and advocate of U.S. forest conservation, along with helping establish Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks in California. Overall, John Muir has had major accomplishments being a Naturalist, and changing natural parks in California forever. John Muir was born on April 21st 1838, in Dunbar Scotland
are so many geologic aspects in the San Joaquin Valley but we must start with history first. The San Joaquin Valley is a sediment-filled depression, called a basin that is bound to the west by the California Coast Ranges and to the east by the Sierra Nevadas. It is classified as a forearc basin, which basically means that it is a basin that formed in front of a mountain range. The Valley dates back more than 65 million years ago to the Mesozoic, when subduction was taking place off the
The Central Valley is approximately 450 miles long and 50 miles wide. It is located in the center of California and is known for the Sierra Mountain range, rich agricultural land, and the dry heat climate. The location of the Central Valley provides travelers an option to stop and view the many attractions available to them. Many people end up returning to the area to visit the many benefits from the mountains, agriculture and climate. The region of the Central Valley is conveniently located off
The main argument in this lecture, is that it is important for us to capture and enjoy our significant landmarks, because they will always either be changing, or eventually be gone. The lecturer emphasizes the importance of what California once was, and what it is today, and importance of knowing the history of our significant landscape. An example used from the lecture is “El Cerrito Plaza with Albany Hill in the background.” (Hothem) Once, the area was full of grass and a big tree, and even Grizzly
environmentalism did not pick up speed until the 1960s, the Sierra Club had been advocating for the protection of the environment since its inception in 1892. The Sierra Club was founded as a grassroots preservationist organization and it still follows some of the ideals associated with such an organization, but investigation into various campaigns before and after the professionalization of the organization in the 1970s demonstrates how the Sierra Club transformed and altered its mission to best fit the
Our ecosystem is affected by local climate. With the drought that has been with us for a couple of years, the environment has been drastically changed. There are limited tree species in the Sierra Nevada forest. The trees that are in the Sierra Nevada forest have to be able to live at high elevations and with the little water have had. In Incline, there are only a handful of different trees. The most common are White Fir, Red Fir, White Bark Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Western White Pine, Sugar Pine, Jeffry
an early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. Through his letters, essays, and books he described his travels throughout America, specifically drawing attention to the devastation of the mountain ranges, meadows, and forests. To Muir it was a completely dreadful to see the beauty that once defined America slowly withering away so he made it his mission in life to remedy the situation. This is why he is often called the Father of Our National Park System. Out of his many
Kings Canyon National Park, is a beautiful national park that is located in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresco, California; home to the deepest canyon in the nation. It is the second largest nation park in the world located north of and borders Sequoia National Park, 36°47′21″N 118°40′22″W; both parks are administered as one unit by the National Park Service as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Its name derived from its colossal-size; 461,901.20 acres (1,869.2 km2). Besides its
California, also known as the ‘Golden State’, is the home to many diverse cultures and ethics The population in California is made up of Whites, African Americans, Asians, Hispanics and Latinos. Most cities in California is made up of two ore more ethic groups. For example, Los Angeles. The existence of Koreatown, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Olvera Street Mexican Marketplace and the many festivals celebrated such as Chinese New Year and Cinco de Mayo proves that the many cultures in California