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Historical Essay

John Muir's Clockwork Desk

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Cockwork study desk built by naturalist John Muir while at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1861-1863. (Museum object F1998.85.1)
Historical Essay

Conservation in Wisconsin

The People who Shaped the Movement
Discover how a 19th century Scottish farm boy and many other devoted citizens created the conservation movement in Wisconsin.

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