The Murie Center, in partnership with Grand Teton National Park, engages people to understand and commit to the enduring value of conserving wildlife and wild places.
The Murie Center, in partnership with Grand Teton National Park, engages people to understand and commit to the enduring value of conserving wildlife and wild places.
The Murie Ranch, described by Olaus Murie as the “heart of American wilderness,” became the backdrop for discussion and debate among the Murie family and other environmental leaders. Murie leadership helped to shape the conservation movement, culminating with creation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1960, the expansion of Grand Teton National Park in 1950, the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964 and the protection of numerous nationally designated wild areas.
The Murie Ranch served as a home-base for pioneering wildlife biologists, Olaus and Adolph Murie, whose scientific work opened windows in the field of ecology; moving toward the holistic management of ecosystems rather than the management of individual species.
Through science, the arts, and storytelling, the Murie family personified the spirit of wilderness, inspiring generations visiting the Murie Ranch to become advocates for wild places.
