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Author : United States. Forest Service
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (631 download)
Download or read book Wilderness - the National Forests, America's Playground written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Forest Service
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Wilderness, the National Forests written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Forest Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Wilderness written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Forest Service
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Wilderness written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Forest Service
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)
Download or read book Camping, the National Forests written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Skiing the National Forests, America's Playgrounds written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Forest Service
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Skiing. The National Forests - America's Playgrounds written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Johnson
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 9781610910095
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Forests for the People written by Christopher Johnson and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-01-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forests for the People tells one of the most extraordinary stories of environmental protection in our nation’s history: how a diverse coalition of citizens, organizations, and business and political leaders worked to create a system of national forests in the Eastern United States. It offers an insightful and wide-ranging look at the actions leading to the passage of the Weeks Act in 1911—landmark legislation that established a system of well-managed forests in the East, the South, and the Great Lakes region—along with case studies that consider some of the key challenges facing eastern forests today. The book begins by looking at destructive practices widely used by the timber industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s, including extensive clearcutting followed by forest fire that devastated entire landscapes. The authors explain how this led to the birth of a new conservation movement that began simultaneously in the Southern Appalachians and New England, and describe the subsequent protection of forests in New England (New Hampshire and the White Mountains); the Great Lakes region (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota), and the Southern Appalachians. Following this historical background, the authors offer eight case studies that examine critical issues facing the eastern national forests today, including timber harvesting, the use of fire, wilderness protection, endangered wildlife, oil shale drilling, invasive species, and development surrounding national park borders. Forests for the People is the only book to fully describe the history of the Weeks Act and the creation of the eastern national forests and to use case studies to illustrate current management issues facing these treasured landscapes. It is an important new work for anyone interested in the past or future of forests and forestry in the United States.
Author : John C. Miles
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295990392
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (959 download)
Download or read book Wilderness in National Parks written by John C. Miles and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilderness in National Parks casts light on the complicated relationship between the National Park Service and its policy goals of wilderness preservation and recreation. By examining the overlapping and sometimes contradictory responsibilities of the park service and the national wilderness preservation system, John C. Miles finds the National Park Service still struggling to deal with an idea that lies at the core of its mission and yet complicates that mission, nearly one hundred years into its existence. The National Park Service's ambivalence about wilderness is traced from its beginning to the turn of the twenty-first century. The Service is charged with managing more wilderness acreage than any government agency in the world and, in its early years, frequently favored development over preservation. The public has perceived national parks as permanently protected wilderness resources, but in reality this public confidence rests on shaky ground. Miles shows how changing conceptions of wilderness affected park management over the years, with a focus on the tension between the goals of providing recreational spaces for the American people and leaving lands pristine and undeveloped for future generations.
Author : Mark W. T. Harvey
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295803533
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)
Download or read book A Symbol of Wilderness written by Mark W. T. Harvey and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harvey details the first major clash between conservationists and developers after World War II, the successful fight to prevent the building of Echo Park Dam. The dam on the Green River was intended to create a recreational lake in northwest Colorado and generate hydroelectric power, but would have flooded picturesque Echo Park Valley and threatened Dinosaur National Monument, straddling the Utah-Colorado border near Wyoming.
Author : Barb Rosenstock
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101648899
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Camping Trip that Changed America written by Barb Rosenstock and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caldecott medalist Mordicai Gerstein captures the majestic redwoods of Yosemite in this little-known but important story from our nation's history. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt joined naturalist John Muir on a trip to Yosemite. Camping by themselves in the uncharted woods, the two men saw sights and held discussions that would ultimately lead to the establishment of our National Parks.
Author : Greg M. Peters
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1643261258
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (432 download)
Download or read book Our National Forests written by Greg M. Peters and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete look at America’s National Forests—their triumphs, challenges, controversies, and vital programs—and the dedicated people who keep them alive.
Author : Kenneth Brower
Publisher : Division
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book American Legacy written by Kenneth Brower and published by Division. This book was released on 1997 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information and photographs of our national forests in stunning detail.
Author : United States. Forest Service
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Wilderness written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Francis Kane
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Picturesque America, Its Parks and Playgrounds written by John Francis Kane and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erin McHugh
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 0762494719
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (624 download)
Download or read book National Parks written by Erin McHugh and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calling all Junior Rangers! This fun-filled guide explores the wonders and weirdness of more than 75 U.S. parks, monuments, and landmarks, from Acadia to Zion. From Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty, from Gettysburg National Battlefield to Mount Rushmore, National Parks is the only kid-friendly, family-oriented book that covers all of the 60 U.S. national parks, plus other famous monuments and landmarks. With a lively text and hundreds of color illustrations and photographs throughout, this updated edition offers fascinating, memorable information on every aspect of the parks, such as the history, geography, natural wonders, native wildlife and birds, and unique features that make each park special. Organized alphabetically by state, National Parks takes readers on a whirlwind trip to 75 locations, including Denali National Park, Hot Springs National Park, Everglades National Park, Fort McHenry, White Mountain National Forest, Ellis Island, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Zion National Park, Block Island National Wildlife Refuge, Mt. Hood National Forest, and many more.
Author : George M. Lubick
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816516292
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (162 download)
Download or read book Petrified Forest National Park written by George M. Lubick and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1996-04 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon--a few American national parks enjoy amusement-park status, eclipsing many other beautiful and significant parks due to their heavy political support and spectacular sights. Visitors to Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona can escape from the litter, snack bars, and crowds of the recreational parks to a 200-million-year-old ecosystem locked in stone. Enhanced by the unrivaled, colorful beauty of the adjacent Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park has captivated visitors since the area was discovered by early explorers. The history of the huge fossilized forest parallels that of Arizona. It was discovered and looted by adventurers and largely ignored by the government until President Theodore Roosevelt made it a national monument in 1906. The forest's location along Route 66 brought a large number of visitors during the time it enjoyed only monument status, but lack of funding for protection allowed much damage and theft of fossilized wood. Petrified Forest National Park: A Wilderness Bound in Time speeds the reader on an ancient ecological journey, from the time of dinosaurs to the discovery of their Triassic fossils and on through a century of political maneuvering to create a place for the forest in American history. George Lubick describes how a dedicated few understood the environmental importance as well as the unique beauty of the park's Triassic Chinle Formation and the Painted Desert. Nearly a million people "visit the Triassic" annually; this environmental history of the ancient forest is important for those who know the park as well as those interested in natural America. Petrified Forest National Park is one of the few complete histories of any national park, a well-told, balanced treatment of the environmental, political, and historical factors that shape America's natural history.
