Long-Range Interpretive Plan - John Muir National Historic Site

Pond collaborated with the National Park Service to develop a Long-Range Interpretive Plan for the John Muir National Historic Site. The John Muir National Historic Site (Martinez, California) is comprised of almost 9 acres of fruit orchards at the Muir Home Site, where he lived from 1890 until his death in 1914. The site also encompasses 326 acres of natural area at nearby Mt. Wanda, originally part of Muir’s ranch where his family enjoyed nature walks.The site includes wooded grasslands owned by the naturalist, where he and his family hiked. John Muir is known as the Father of the National Park Service as well as the founder of the Sierra Club. The Long-Range Interpretive Plan identifies and analyzes interpretation, education, and visitor experience for the park. The plan recommends interpretive programs throughout the John Muir National Historic Site, as well as educational and advocacy programs in neighboring communities. The interpretation goal of the National Park Service is to provide opportunities for visitors to form intellectual and emotional connections with the park’s inherent symbolism.