What is the John Muir Award?
The John Muir Award is an environmental Award scheme focused on wild places. This could be any where from a mountaintop to a city garden. It encourages the discovery and conservation of wild places, in a spirit of fun, adventure and exploration. The Award is non-competitive, open to all and is the educational initiative of the John Muir Trust. There are three Levels of the John Muir Award, encouraging a progressive involvement. Discover Award: Is the introductory award requiring 4 days or equivalent to complete it. Explore Award: The intermediate award requiring 8 days or equivalent to complete it. Conserver Award: The advanced award requiring 20 days or equivalent to complete it. All levels of the Award are based on meeting the same four challenges of: Discover, Explore, Conserve, Share. Discover: Get out in a wild place. This could be your garden, a nearby park, a high mountain, or a local beach. This challenge is all about discovering your own wild place. Explore: Find out more abou