Drawing Lines in the Forest - Creating Wilderness Areas in the Pacific Northwest

Informationen zum Autor Kevin R. Marsh. Foreword by William Cronon Klappentext New in Paperback--Drawing boundaries around wildlands serves a double purpose--both protection of the land within the boundary and release of the land outside the boundary to resource extraction and development. This book discusses the roles played by various groups--the U.S. Forest Service, timber companies, recreationists, and environmentalists--in defining the boundaries of wilderness areas Zusammenfassung Drawing boundaries around wildlands serves a double purpose - both protection of the land within the boundary and release of the land outside the boundary to resource extraction and development. This book discusses the roles played by various groups - the US Forest Service! and environmentalists - in defining the boundaries of wilderness areas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: God and the Devil Are in the Details by William Cronon Acknowledgments Introduction: Bringing Wilderness History Back to the Land 1. The Three Sisters, 1950-1964 2. The North Cascades, 1956-1968 3. Mount Jefferson, 1961-1968 4. The Alpine Lakes, 1958-1976 5. Returning French Pete to the Three Sisters Wilderness Area, 1968-1984 6. Picking Up the Pieces, 1977-1984 Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Kevin R Marsh, Kevin R. Marsh
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.02.2010
• EAN: 9780295990118
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99011-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Boo; Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books; Weyerhaeuser Environmental Boo
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous