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Education Olaus Murie: -Studied biology at Fargo College -Earned Bachelors degree in 1912 Olaus and Margaret Murie Birth date and Place -Margaret Murie: born on August 18, 1902 -born in Seattle, Washington -Olaus Murie: born on March 1, 1889 -born in on a small town near Moorhead, Minnesota Environmental Goals -Preserve wilderness in Alaska -Preserve other wilderness areas in the U.S -Government protection of wilderness areas -set aside part of Alaska for refuge Early Interests -Olaus Murie: liked to draw -liked to paint -liked to camp, fish and canoe in the water -Margaret: liked to explore the wilderness in fair banks Alaska Steps Taken -gave speeches all around the country, about the importance preserving wildlife -led an expedition to Brook Range in Alaska -Olaus got a job with the U.S. Biology survey -traveled around the Tundra MardyMartin.jpg blurb200.jpg winter_photo_30.jpg winter_photo_04.jpg tetons-from-muries.jpg