Margaret Murie

A writer and conservationist, Murie championed preserving the wilds of Alaska. "Mardy", as she was known, grew up in a log cabin in Alaska, and was the first woman to graduate from the University of Alaska. She and her husband Olaus, who was a biologist for the U.S. Biological Survey (the forerunner of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), worked together doing biological surveys in Alaska, and pressed to preserve vast tracts there. Their efforts resulted in President Dwight D. Eisenhower creating the eight million acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1960, which President Jimmy Carter expanded in 1980. The Muries also campaigned to preserve wild lands nationwide. After her husband's death in 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson invited Murie to the White House to attend the signing of the Wilderness Act. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998. Murie died October 19 at her Wyoming ranch. She was 101. From This is True for 19 October 2003 Suggestions for further reading: A Naturalist in Alaska by Adolph Murie Amazon Price: $17.05 Customer Review: I came upon Murie's "A Naturalist in Alaska" after having read two of his other books, "The Wolves of Mt. McKinley" and "The Grizzlies of Mt. McKinley," and I found "A Naturalist in Alaska" to be the most readable of the three. In fact, if one is in...   Sea Otter Rescue by Roland Smith Amazon Price: $6.99 Customer Review: I have to say that this is a great book that shows you the passion an author can have for what he or she is writing about(especially if the author explains his reasoning, feelings, and regrets about his book to you !*personally*!). Not to mention th...   Frigid Embrace: Politics, Economics, and Environment in Alaska by Stephen W. Haycox Amazon Price: $21.95 Customer Review: Frigid Embrace is the book I recommend to newcomers interested in the environmental/industrial politics of Alaska. It's surprisingly short and concise for a history book, and does a great job covering the exploitation and preservation of the state's...   The Great Alaska Adventure!: Junior Explorer SeriesBook 2 (Jeff Corwin) by Jeff Corwin Amazon Price: $4.99   Caribou Rising: Defending the Porcupine Herd, Gwich-'in Culture, and the Arct... by Rick Bass Amazon Price: $19.95 Customer Review: Save the caribou ... so the Gwich-'In can slaughter them! Eating red meat is bad for you ... unless you're Gwich-'In -- in which case, it's good for you!   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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