Mardy Murie Did! by Jequita Potts McDaniel

Author:Jequita Potts McDaniel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Published: 2010-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Mardy believed educating children was an important key to an environmentally healthy world. She was one of the founding members of the Teton Science School, which utilizes the valuable collection of animal and plant specimens donated by the Murie family.

In recognition of her efforts and commitment to conservation, Mardy received every major environmental award, including the prestigious Audubon Award, the Sierra Club’s John Muir Award, Izaak Walton Award, the National Wildlife Federation’s J.N. “Ding” Darling Conservationist of the Year Award (the organization’s top recognition), and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest honor bestowed on a civilian. Her life’s achievements were recognized in the book and documentary film Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story. In addition, singer and environmentalist John Denver wrote and recorded a tribute to Mardy and Olaus Murie, “A Song for All Lovers,” on his 1995 Wildlife Concert album.

Although recognized by the world, Mardy lived a simple life, and spent the last portion of her 101 years in her cabin in the Teton Mountains of Wyoming, still serving as a spokesperson for wilderness preservation. In 2003, she died peacefully in her cabin on the beloved Murie Ranch.

Mardy Murie was an ordinary American who accomplished extraordinary things and helped preserve wild lands that will be enjoyed by many, many generations to come.

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