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Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Annual Report on the Status of California's State Listed Threatened and Endangered Plants and Animals
Author: Atlas of the Biodiversity of California
Author: California. Department of Fish and GamePublisher: Calif. Department of Fish and Game
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Those of us who live in California know that it is an amazing place, and one of the reasons our state is so unique is the incredible diversity of life throughout its length and breadth. This atlas shows what the diversity of life in California is and where such resources are located.
Public Works Appropriations for 1966: Bureau of Reclamation and Dept of the Interior power marketing agencies
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
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Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Reports and Documents
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1564
Book Description
Crow's Range
Author: David BeesleyPublisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874176344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
John Muir called it the "Range of Light, the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I’ve ever seen." The Sierra Nevada—a single unbroken mountain range stretching north to south over four hundred miles, best understood as a single ecosystem but embracing a number of environmental communities—has been the site of human activity for millennia. From the efforts of ancient Native Americans to encourage game animals by burning brush to create meadows to the burgeoning resort and residential development of the present, the Sierra has endured, and often suffered from, the efforts of humans to exploit its bountiful resources for their own benefit. Historian David Beesley examines the history of the Sierra Nevada from earliest times, beginning with a comprehensive discussion of the geologic development of the range and its various ecological communities. Using a wide range of sources, including the records of explorers and early settlers, scientific and government documents, and newspaper reports, Beesley offers a lively and informed account of the history, environmental challenges, and political controversies that lie behind the breathtaking scenery of the Sierra. Among the highlights are discussions of the impact of the Gold Rush and later mining efforts, as well as the supporting industries that mining spawned, including logging, grazing, water-resource development, market hunting, urbanization, and transportation; the politics and emotions surrounding the establishment of Yosemite and other state and national parks; the transformation of the Hetch Hetchy into a reservoir and the desertification of the once-lush Owens Valley; the roles of the Forest Service, Park Service, and other regulatory agencies; the consequences of the fateful commitment to wildfire suppression in Sierran forests; and the ever-growing impact of tourism and recreational use. Through Beesley’s wide-ranging discussion, John Muir’s "divinely beautiful" range is revealed in all its natural and economic complexity, a place that at the beginning of the twenty-first century is in grave danger of being loved to death. Available in hardcover and paperback.
Public Works Appropriations for 1966
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 1202
Book Description
Endangered Species Technical Bulletin
Author: A Report to the People of the State of California on the Status of Fish and Game
Author: California. Fish and Game CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
General Technical Report PSW.
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
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