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Naturalist John Olmstead is reforming two nonprofits designed to promote open space and hiking trails, consolidating his life's work of preserving a string of California properties for posterity.
Restore California and the Muir-Olmstead Institute will be reformed after languishing in recent years, Olmstead said Friday.
Restore California, formerly the California Institute of Man in Nature, helped create the Jug Handle State Preserve on the Mendocino coast, Olmstead said.
Restore California and the Muir-Olmstead Institute will be reformed after languishing in recent years, Olmstead said Friday.
Restore California, formerly the California Institute of Man in Nature, helped create the Jug Handle State Preserve on the Mendocino coast, Olmstead said.
The Muir-Olmstead Institute has its headquarters in Washington, D.C., but Olmstead plans to bring it to Nevada City.
Olmstead will update people on his efforts with the nonprofits Sunday and explain his work at an open house at Cafe Mekka and at the SYRCL office in Nevada City.
He views himself as a John Muir disciple and has committed much of his adult life to preserving open space through land acquisitions. He likens the acquisitions to a necklace of precious stones strung across the northern part of the state.
But bouts of prostate cancer and Lyme disease have plagued him in recent years, diverting his attention away from consolidating his achievements.
Olmstead will update people on his efforts with the nonprofits Sunday and explain his work at an open house at Cafe Mekka and at the SYRCL office in Nevada City.
He views himself as a John Muir disciple and has committed much of his adult life to preserving open space through land acquisitions. He likens the acquisitions to a necklace of precious stones strung across the northern part of the state.
But bouts of prostate cancer and Lyme disease have plagued him in recent years, diverting his attention away from consolidating his achievements.
Because of his illnesses, the 69-year-old Nevada City resident has been in the doldrums in recent years but is feeling energized by friends who are helping him pay for his living expenses and the opportunity to showcase his work at Cafe Mekka.
"This is the grand synthesis of all of my work," Olmstead said.
Olmstead's panoramic photos, taken at properties he has helped acquire for preservation, stretch from the Mendocino coast to the Sutter Buttes to Lake Tahoe. A photo of Jug Handle State Preserve is up for auction to raise money for the organizations.
"This is the grand synthesis of all of my work," Olmstead said.
Olmstead's panoramic photos, taken at properties he has helped acquire for preservation, stretch from the Mendocino coast to the Sutter Buttes to Lake Tahoe. A photo of Jug Handle State Preserve is up for auction to raise money for the organizations.
"People that love (my) work should stop by and visit," Olmstead said.
Olmstead will be available to explain his photos and artwork from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Cafe Mekka, 237 Commercial St., and at the South Yuba River Citizens League conference room, 216 Main St., both in Nevada City.
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To contact Staff Writer Greg Moberly, e-mail gmoberly@theunion.com or call 477-4234.
Olmstead will be available to explain his photos and artwork from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Cafe Mekka, 237 Commercial St., and at the South Yuba River Citizens League conference room, 216 Main St., both in Nevada City.
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To contact Staff Writer Greg Moberly, e-mail gmoberly@theunion.com or call 477-4234.
