In March of 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt met with John Muir to discuss protecting nature. The two met in Yosemite Valley and camped while in Yosemite Valley. While at Yosemite Valley they talked about protecting forests and preserving nature in America.
In the article “Bully for Yosemite” by Candace Fleming, it tells about the time Roosevelt and Muir went camping in Yosemite Valley. Muir had lived in Yosemite for thirty years and had devoted his life to try to preserve nature. Muir finally got the government to take an attempt at helping, as stated in the article “In 1890 the government formed Yosemite National park, but the new park did not include Yosemite Valley”. In march of 1903, Muir received a letter from Theodore Roosevelt asking