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John Burroughs occupies a permanent place in American literature. Though he was a leading literary critic in his day, he was a pioneer in the new school of nature writing and the most popular writer of his period in the field he made his own. Burroughs' legacy of some twenty-five volumes, of which more than a million and a half copies were sold during his lifetime, has had a profound influence on our appreciation of nature.

Using the collections of the American Museum of Natural History Library as a springboard, the purpose of this site is three-fold: to serve as an online resource for Burroughs scholars and students by bringing together biographical and critical information about John Burroughs; to provide information about the John Burroughs Association and its activities; and to highlight the collections of the American Museum of Natural History, which contains a permanent exhibit dedicated to Burroughs, and its Library, which is a repository of several collections of photographs and early film.

Visit the PBS web site for new Ken Burns film:
THE NATIONAL PARKS:
AMERICA’S BEST IDEA
Episode 2 includes the John Burroughs portion of the story.
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/

2009-2010 Submissions Guidelines
for the John Burroughs Awards are now posted.
Click here.

JBA Nature Essay:
John Burroughs and Sierra Nevada Drift Boulders
- By Mathew Tekulsky
Enjoy this photographic exploration in the Sierra Nevadas. Click here

Events and Notices:
10th Annual Hudson River Valley Ramble
Saturday, Sept. 26, 10:00 am
John Burroughs Sanctuary, rain date: Sept 27.

Fifth Annual Smithsonian Magazine
Museum Day.
Saturday, Sept. 26
Free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museum and cultural venues nationwide including the John Burroughs Sanctuary. Visit Smithsonian.com for your free admission card.

John Burroughs Lecture
By Jody Primoff
“Jody Primoff, John Burroughs, and Woodchuck Lodge”
Catskill Center Erpf Gallery on Main St. Arkville, NY
September 26th, 2:00 PM
More details

Fall Slabsides Day
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Semi-annual open house of "Slabsides," John Burroughs's rustic cabin in West Park, New York.

Guest speaker Jeff Walker, Vassar College,
"Vassar Collection of the Journals ad Letters of John Burroughs".

For further information: click here or call (845) 473-4208, jewalker[at]vassar.edu
sponsored by the John Burroughs Association

Woodchuck Lodge Inc.
Roxbury, NY
Click here for their Calendar of events
(Press Release)

John Burroughs Natural History Society
Woodstock, NY
http://www.jbnhs.org/
Visit the JBNHS site to learn about their many wonderful naturalist/birding fieldtrips.

Now You Can Contribute to
the JBA online!

Through the New York Charities website>>>

JBA Awards 2009 Announced!
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Recent Events:
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John Burroughs Schools in America
John Burroughs School, St. Louis, Missouri
http://www.jburroughs.org/
John Burroughs Reporter
http://www.jburroughs.org/news/reporter.html

Links:
Klyne Esopus Museum
http://www.klyneesopusmuseum.org/

Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club
http://www.watermanbirdclub.org/

Alan Devoe Bird Club
http://www.alandevoebirdclub.org/

Recent Publications, Films and Interviews:
Archived: Audio, Print and Video
Burroughs' West Park home was a get-away
By Anthony P. Musso
For The Poughkeepsie Journal • May 13, 2009
An interview with Jason Dempsey, resident naturalist at Slabsides.
Click here

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