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Book Synopsis Views from on High by : Adirondack Mountain Club Staff
Download or read book Views from on High written by Adirondack Mountain Club Staff and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Adirondack Fire Towers by : Martin Podskoch
Download or read book Adirondack Fire Towers written by Martin Podskoch and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire towers are an essential element in the history of New York State having stood for nearly a century as guardians of the vast woodlands in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. While lightning had always been a threat to the forests, it was not until the late 19th century with the advent of the railroads serving new communities and expanding tourism that forest fires became a serious threat to life and property. Locomotives shot burning cinders and sparks starting fires that reached into the forests where loggers had left treetops and limbs, ready fuel for what became gigantic fires that destroyed thousands of acres, drove people from their homes, and darkened the skies in distant cities. In 1903 and 1908 the destruction was disastrous and the state was spurred by public pressure to create a new, more effective system to contain the rampant flames. In 1909 the state began to erect primitive lookout stations with observers on duty throughout the fire season perched atop crude log towers with open platforms. The observers lived in tents or log cabins nearby. Over the next decade these lookout stations evolved into metal towers with enclosed cabs rising as much as 70' above the forest floor. Later, cabins were built to provide durable homes and the towers became a preferred destination for generations of hikers who would climb the towers for the panoramic views and listen to the lore of the nature-wise observers. Marty Podskoch has become the chronicler of the history and lore of the fire towers of the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains. His interest in the subject was aroused in 1987 when he visited the tower on Hunter Mountain in the Catskills. The observer was so enthusiastic about and proud of his work protecting the forests and educating the public on fire prevention that he inspired Marty to learn more about the towers. His research has taken him thousands of miles throughout the mountains of New York visiting the observers, the forest rangers who supervised the towers, and their families and friends as he gathered stories and pictures about their adventures "on the mountain." 'Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Northern Districts' covers the 26 fire towers in the northern part of the Adirondack Park that includes St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, and Essex Counties. The book contains many hundreds of human-interest stories the author has gathered in personal interviews, and hundreds of photographs. Danger flashes down in lightning bolts that fry telephones and make hair stand on end! Porcupines gnaw everything! Bears abound! Families survive nicely in tiny cabins, and always the towers stand and sway in wind and rain staffed by men and women dedicated to preserving our precious wilderness.
Book Synopsis Forest Fires of 1903 by : New York (State). Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Download or read book Forest Fires of 1903 written by New York (State). Forest, Fish and Game Commission and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore the Southern Districts by : Martin Podskoch
Download or read book Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore the Southern Districts written by Martin Podskoch and published by . This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Adirondack Forest Problems by : Bernhard Eduard Fernow
Download or read book Adirondack Forest Problems written by Bernhard Eduard Fernow and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Forest Fires in the Adirondacks in 1903 by : H. M. Suter
Download or read book Forest Fires in the Adirondacks in 1903 written by H. M. Suter and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Forest Fires in the Adirondacks in 1903 by : Herman Milton Suter
Download or read book Forest Fires in the Adirondacks in 1903 written by Herman Milton Suter and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Trails of the Adirondacks by : Carl Heilman II
Download or read book The Trails of the Adirondacks written by Carl Heilman II and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This official book published with the Adirondack Mountain Club celebrates America's original hiking destination through breathtaking contemporary photography, maps, rarely seen archival photos, and a text that brings the history of the trails to life. The Adirondack Park is home to the largest protected natural area in the lower 48 states--six million acres including more than 10,000 lakes, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, and thousands of miles of hiking trails running from mountain summits through a wide variety of habitats including wetlands and old-growth forests. How better to view this wilderness than afoot on the many trails, many leading to some of the most picturesque summits in North America. There are trails for everyone in the Adirondacks. Today, thousands enjoy hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing trails to backcountry destinations all around the park while others aspire to climb all 46 peaks. Water trails include the historic Fulton Chain of Lakes, Raquette River, and Saranac River routes, in addition to more intimate paddles across wild lakes and waters that meander through towering mountains and verdant forests. Every season has its own charm, all portrayed here in this one of a kind volume of history and photography along Adirondack trails. This is a book for anyone who enjoys travelling through the Adirondack backcountry and includes unique and picturesque destinations throughout the Adirondack Park in addition to a comprehensive history on hiking in the Adirondacks. From the dramatic beauty of the Lake George Wild Forest, to numerous fire tower summits and open ledges and mountaintops scattered around the park, and the rugged splendor of the High Peaks and bucolic beauty of the Champlain Valley, this book covers it all.
Book Synopsis Forest Conservation in the Adirondacks by : Gifford Pinchot
Download or read book Forest Conservation in the Adirondacks written by Gifford Pinchot and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Perspectives on the Adirondacks by : Barbara McMartin
Download or read book Perspectives on the Adirondacks written by Barbara McMartin and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2007-06-04 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara McMartin narrates the history of Adirondack environmental policy in depth, beginning with the 1970 formation of the Adirondack Park Agency, set up to regulate private development and to oversee the planning of public terrain. Although hailed as the most innovative land-use legislation of its time, it ignited a wildfire of controversy, creating a landscape of conflict. Park residents protested. Government stood firm. Over the decades, disparate groups have sought to shape an effective program to protect Adirondack wildland but cannot seem to work together. This is the first comprehensive account of that ongoing drama: a stirring story of the environmental movement, public action, and government failure and success.
Book Synopsis FOREST FIRES IN THE ADIRONDACK by : Herman Milton Suter
Download or read book FOREST FIRES IN THE ADIRONDACK written by Herman Milton Suter and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Forest Fires in the Adirondacks in 1903 by : Herman Milton Suter
Download or read book Forest Fires in the Adirondacks in 1903 written by Herman Milton Suter and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Forest Fires by : William Gibbs Howard
Download or read book Forest Fires written by William Gibbs Howard and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Forest Fires in the Adirondacks in 1903, by H. M. Suter by : Herman Milton Suter
Download or read book Forest Fires in the Adirondacks in 1903, by H. M. Suter written by Herman Milton Suter and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Great Camps of the Adirondacks by : Harvey H. Kaiser
Download or read book Great Camps of the Adirondacks written by Harvey H. Kaiser and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author does a thorough job in explaining the beginnings of rustic architecture and why it has a permanent place in the culture. The mix of social background and the history of the early Adirondack camps provides a designers guidebook.
Book Synopsis Wicked Adirondacks by : Dennis Webster
Download or read book Wicked Adirondacks written by Dennis Webster and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Adirondack Mountains are New York's most beautiful region, they have also been plagued by insidious crimes and the nasty escapades of notorious lawbreakers. In 1935, public enemy number one, Dutch Schultz, went on trial and was acquitted in an Adirondack courtroom. Crooks have tried creative methods to sidestep forestry laws that protect the flora of the state park. Members of the infamous Windfall Gang, led by Charles Wadsworth, terrorized towns and hid out in the high mountains until their dramatic 1899 capture. In the 1970s, the Adirondack Serial Killer, Robert Francis Garrow, petrified campers in the hills. Join local author Dennis Webster as he explores the wicked deeds and sinister characters hidden among the Adirondacks' peaks.
Book Synopsis The Great Forest of the Adirondacks by : Barbara McMartin
Download or read book The Great Forest of the Adirondacks written by Barbara McMartin and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An unprecedented and brilliant combination of economic, political, and natural history." --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature