Holmes, believes that Muir has become "one of the patron saints of twentieth-century American environmental activity", both political and recreational. John Muir has been considered "an inspiration to both Scots and Americans". The spiritual quality and enthusiasm toward nature expressed in his writings has inspired readers, including presidents and congressmen, to take action to help preserve large nature areas. As part of the campaign to make Yosemite a national park, Muir published two landmark articles on wilderness preservation in The Century Magazine, "The Treasures of the Yosemite" and "Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park" this helped support the push for US Congress to pass a bill in 1890 establishing Yosemite National Park. In his later life, Muir devoted most of his time to the preservation of the Western forests. The Sierra Club, which he co-founded, is a prominent American conservation organization. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park, and his example has served as an inspiration for the preservation of many other wilderness areas. His letters, essays, and books describing his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, have been read by millions. John Muir ( / m jʊər/ MURE April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American : 42 naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
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