Thanks to Harold Wood for circulating the news that the new California quarter features conservationist John Muir:

"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled the design of California's new quarter Monday, which shows conservationist John Muir, a California condor and Yosemite National Park's Half Dome mountain on the coin's tails side.

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Schwarzenegger, who spent two months reviewing the designs and personally added the condor to the coin as an example of an "amazing comeback," reserved special words for Muir, a Scottish immigrant who first saw Yosemite Valley in 1869 and became known as the father of the conservation movement, a prolific nature writer and founder of the Sierra Club.

"Muir has been a role model to generations of Californians and to conservationists around the world," Schwarzenegger said."...

Excellent news. Congratulations to Garrett Burke for his winning design and thanks to all those who sent messages to the Governors (both of them!) pointing out the value of the John Muir-Yosemite design!