HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011981 - 1981-404 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Proclaiming )
April 21, 1981 as "John Muir ) RESOLUTION NUMBER 81/404
Day" in Contra Costa County. )
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WHEREAS John Muir was born April 21, 1838, in the City of Dunbar, East Lothian
District, Scotland, and came to America as a boy in 1849, making his first visit to
California in 1867; and
WHEREAS John Muir, who was "fond of everything that was wild" in his Scottish
homeland, was dedicated to sharing that love of wildness by working actively to
preserve America's wilderness for future generations; and
WHEREAS in 1880 John Muir became a resident and fruit grower in the City of
Martinez, County of Contra Costa, California, raising his family and living there
until his death in 1914, and from where he produced much of the writing in support of
America's vanishing wilderness which eventually helped establish a national policy
of land preservation; and
WHEREAS it was at John Muir's urging that California's Yosemite National Park
was created in 1890, specifically to preserve its wilderness character, and that he
was also responsible for the establishment of Sequoia, Mt. Rainier, Petrified Forest
and Grand Canyon national parks, as well as 21 million acres of forest preserves; and
WHEREAS the John Muir Home in Martinez was declared a National Historic Site in
1964, commemorating an outlook on our environment and natural resources that is still
championed today; and
WHEREAS the 143rd anniversary of John Muir's birth is being celebrated
throughout the week of April 21;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County, State of California, hereby PROCLAIMS April 21, 1981, as "John Muir Day" in
Contra Costa County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this proclamation be conveyed with greetings to the
City of Dunbar, Scotland, which recently established a sister city---"twinning"--
relationship with the City of Martinez, the County Seat of Contra Costa, and to the
East Lothian District Council, the immediate governmental body for Dunbar.
PASSED and ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the Board this 14th day of April, 1981.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution
adopted by the Board of Supervisors on April 14, 1981.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed this
14th day of April, 1981.
cc: County Administrator J. R. OLSSON, CLERK
Public Information Officer
City of Dunbar, Scotland, By � c.
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John Muir dome, Martinez, Deputy Clerk
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RESOLUTION NUMBER 81/404