Margaret "Mardy" Murie
(1902-2003)

"Grandmother of the Conservation Movement"
1980 Audubon Medal
1983 Sierra Club John Muir Award
1998 Presidential Medal of Freedom
2002 National Conservation Achievement Award

birthdate: August 18
birthplace: Seattle, Washington

LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION

www.muriecenter.org/mardyobituary.htm

www.npr.org/templates/story/
story.php?storyId=860015

 

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