Petition and Map from John Muir and Other Founders of Sierra Club Protesting a Bill to Reduce the Size of Yosemite National Park.
1/2/1893
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The Sierra Club, has promoted public awareness of environmental issues for more than a century. This document is the first official conservation pronouncement of the then-nascent Sierra Club, a petition to Congress protesting the Caminetti bill (H.R. 5764), proposed in 1892 to protect mining, livestock, and timber interests by reducing the size of the newly established Yosemite National Park. This bill addressed the interests of citizens from the counties surrounding Yosemite who had lost an important source of tax revenue and were denied access to the commercial resources of the upper Sierras. The Sierra Club's petition was intended to dissuade Congress from passing the measure. Ultimately, the Caminetti bill died in committee.
Text adapted from "Sierra Club Petition to Congress Protesting the Proposed Diminution of Yosemite National Park" in the March 1993 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) publication Social Education.
Text adapted from "Sierra Club Petition to Congress Protesting the Proposed Diminution of Yosemite National Park" in the March 1993 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) publication Social Education.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.
National Archives Identifier: 306674
Full Citation: Petition and map from John Muir and other founders of Sierra Club protesting a bill to reduce the size of Yosemite National Park.; 1/2/1893; Petitions and Memorials, 1820 - 1968; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/sierra-club-petition, March 29, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.