Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2180
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Report
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2180
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Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation
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Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages :
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CCC Forestry
Author: Harry Raymond KyliePublisher:
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Greater Yellowstone Public Lands
Author: Alice Wondrak BielPublisher:
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Category : Ecosystem management
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Windows into the Earth
Author: Robert B. SmithPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195355601
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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Millions of years ago, the North American continent was dragged over the world's largest continental hotspot, a huge column of hot and molten rock rising from the Earth's interior that traced a 50-mile wide, 500-mile-long path northeastward across Idaho. Generating cataclysmic volcanic eruptions and large earthquakes, the hotspot helped lift the Yellowstone Plateau to more than 7,000 feet and pushed the northern Rockies to new heights, forming unusually large glaciers to carve the landscape. It also created the jewel of the U.S. national park system: Yellowstone. Meanwhile, forces stretching apart the western U.S. created the mountainous glory of Grand Teton National Park. These two parks, with their majestic mountains, dazzling geysers, and picturesque hot springs, are windows into the Earth's interior, revealing the violent power of the dynamic processes within. Smith and Siegel offer expert guidance through this awe-inspiring terrain, bringing to life the grandeur of these geologic phenomena as they reveal the forces that have shaped--and continue to shape--the greater Yellowstone-Teton region. Over seventy illustrations--including fifty-two in full color--illuminate the breathtaking beauty of the landscape, while two final chapters provide driving tours of the parks to help visitors enjoy and understand the regions wonders. Fascinating and informative, this book affords us a striking new perspective on Earth's creative forces.
Young Adult Conservation Corps
Author: Young Adult Conservation Corps (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6
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The Soil Soldiers
Author: Leslie Alexander LacyPublisher:
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Category : Depressions
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Small Watershed Program
Author: United States. Congress. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Watershed DevelopmentPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Creating the National Park Service
Author: Horace M. AlbrightPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806131559
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Two men played a crucial role in the creation and early history of the National Park Service: Stephen T. Mather, a public relations genius of sweeping vision, and Horace M. Albright, an able lawyer and administrator who helped transform that vision into reality. In Creating the National Park Service, Albright and his daughter, Marian Albright Schenck, reveal the previously untold story of the critical "missing years" in the history of the service. During this period, 1917 and 1918, Mather's problems with manic depression were kept hidden from public view, and Albright, his able and devoted assistant, served as acting director and assumed Mather's responsibilities. Albright played a decisive part in the passage of the National Park Service Organic Act of 1916; the formulation of principles and policies for management of the parks; the defense of the parks against exploitation by ranchers, lumber companies, and mining interests during World War I; and other issues crucial to the future of the fledgling park system. This authoritative behind-the-scenes history sheds light on the early days of the most popular of all federal agencies while painting a vivid picture of American life in the early twentieth century.
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