Olaus Murie

William R. Leigh (). "The Three Tetons," 1911. Oil on canvas. Gift of Michael Coleman (by exchange). 20.85

Margaret Murie: Sunlight Aura and Spine of Steel – Points West Online

February 12, 2021 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2003 Margaret Murie: Sunlight Aura and Spine of Steel By Valarie HammFormer Intern, Draper Natural History Museum Nestled in a log cabin in Grand Teton National Park, one of the environmental movement’s most influential spokespersons—Margaret Murie—rests quietly in her wheelchair. At nearly 101 years of age* the woman who […]

Olaus J. Murie (1889 – 1963) and Adolph Murie (1899 – 1974) atop Cathedral Mountain, McKinley National Park (now Denali National Park), 1961. Courtesy Historical Archives, Denali National Park and Reserve, Denali Park, Alaska, U.S. National Park Service.

Work of naturalists Olaus and Adolph Murie topic of February Lunchtime Expedition

January 27, 2015 by Nancy McClure

During careers spanning four decades, naturalists and brothers Olaus and Adolph Murie studied elk, coyotes, bears, wolves, and other wildlife in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks as well as elsewhere in the American West. At the next Draper Natural History Museum Lunchtime Expedition, Dr. John C. Rumm talks about the work of the Muries, […]