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Journey of discovery The John Muir Trust set up the award in 1997 to get more people active in the conservation movement. It operates largely through a varied range of organisations, including schools and outdoor centres, as well as youth and community groups – over 700 made use of it last year. But many individuals, families and small independent groups also take part. They’re invited to follow in the footsteps of John Muir (1838–1914), with his life-long journey of discovery and exploration to help conserve the special qualities of wild places. Muir was born in Dunbar, East Lothian, and went on to become the founder of the US national parks. He is widely regarded as the father of modern conservation. Throughout his life, Muir shared his experiences, feelings and vision for wild places with a wider audience, so the award participants are encouraged to do likewise. John Hutchison is chairman of the John Muir Trust and believes the award is great at character forming for young people. “The experience it provides is very important for the self-discovery that leads to self-confidence. “100,000 awards is a huge milestone to celebrate in such a short time. The John Muir Award is firmly part of the core work of the trust’s new vision for wild land. I believe that, through the award, we’re finding and nurturing the next generation of environmental community activists.” “The John Muir Award puts a different slant on everything. It brings out the wonder and beauty of being in nature. It’s a beautiful way of working with kids and encourages them to look at the bigger picture.” Sarah Robertshaw, Forestry Commission project leader 2 2 Recipient of the 100,000th award was Jake Atkinson (far left). 12 The Nature of Scotland
Bridges Project HM Prison Craiginches Aberdeen Autumn 2009 Rangers from Aberdeen City Council delivered a John Muir Award for prisoners from Craiginches Prison. It was proposed as a ‘bridging’ project between participants’ lives within the prison and life in their home communities upon release. George Watson’s College Edinburgh Annual involvement There’s a 30-year tradition of outdoor residential experiences for pupils in their third year at George Watson’s College. Their adventures take place in all corners of Scotland, with a dozen different trips taking students from Knoydart and Skye to Dumfriesshire and Harris. Since 2003, the third year projects programme has included the John Muir Award. It aims to reflect and develop the longstanding care for the environment that’s been an important aspect of these trips, and to heighten appreciation of these special locations. They used bushcraft and survival techniques to improve teamwork and communication skills. Map work and research allowed them to learn more about their local wild places, while also contributing to local communities by building planters for primary schools. “A lot of the guys have nothing to get out for. With this we have something to get out for… something to look forward to.” Award participant “Even though we have our differences of opinion, we’ve bonded over the John Muir Award.” Award participant “The John Muir Award made me think carefully about the world around me and how precious these wild places are.” Pupil “Now I’ve experienced such a wild area, I can see the beauty and importance of maintaining these places throughout the world.” Pupil www.snh.gov.uk 13
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