Murie was also expected to collect specimens of various animals, and act as a Fur Warden by enforcing laws that protected animals against illegal fur trade practices. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Mardy served as an unpaid Fish and Wildlife Service naturalist beginning with their honeymoon in 1924, an official dogsled trip to the Brooks Range, where she cataloged mice. Mardy was born Margaret Elizabeth Thomas in Seattle, Wash., on Aug. 18, 1902, to Minnie Eva Fraser and Ashton Wayne Thomas. During the 1950s, the expeditions that Olaus and his wife Mardy made in the eastern Brooks Range, helped to generate support for creation of the Artic National Wildlife Range, later renamed the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. Oct 21, 2003 0 JACKSON - Mardy Murie, who many consider to be the mother of the American conservation movement, died Sunday at her home in Moose. Her years of experience traveling Alaska and learning its biology and ecology from her husband informed her report, which was used by Congress to ultimately pass the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980, which protected 56.4 million acres as wilderness in addition to tens of millions acres more as national parks and wildlife refuges. His earliest environment sparked his lifelong interest in preserving nature, and he went on to study zoology and wildlife biology under the zoologist A.M. Bean at Fargo College in North Dakota and Pacific University in Oregon, graduating from the latter institution in 1912. She says she misses her companion of 36 years every waking moment and often in her dreams. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Murie decided to stay an extra winter in Canada to gain more experience, despite the departure of his colleagues. With Mardy's passing on October 19, 2003, the center is now stepping into her role as a voice for wild places. He earned a BA in philosophy and literature. Try again later. Learn more about managing a memorial . She was 101. River and its surrounding unbroken prairie. They traveled by boat up the Koyukuk River and by dogsled into the Endicott Mountains and south to the Yukon River while Olaus collected specimens. Featuring work by prominent artists such as Georgia OKeeffe, Andy Warhol, Robert Kuhn, John James Audubon, and Carl Rungius, the Museums unsurpassed permanent collection chronicles much of the history of wildlife in art, from 2500 B.C.E. Copyright 1999-2023 AncientFaces, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Starting age 18, Mardy went to Reed College in Portland, Ore., for two years, coming home to Fairbanks for the summers. The Murie Ranch Historic District, also known as the STS Dude Ranch and Stella Woodbury Summer Home is an inholding in Grand Teton National Park near Moose, Wyoming.The district is chiefly significant for its association with the conservationists Olaus Murie, his wife Margaret (Mardy) Murie and scientist Adolph Murie and his wife Louise. North America. concern for a more ecological or natural boundary for the elk of the They had another son, Martin, a few years later. Both brothers became renowned wildlife biologists, naturalists and conservationists. In total 1,862 specimens were collected, which represented 141 species of birds and 30 species of mammals. Olaus attended Fargo College in North Dakota and Pacific University in Oregon, earning his degree as a biologist in 1912. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Duerr, Steve. Books by Olaus Johan Murie - Goodreads
