Author: California. State Board of ForestryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Biennial Report of the California State Board of Forestry for the Years ...
Author: California. State Board of ForestryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Pamphlets on Forestry in California
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
A Bibliography of Forestry in California
Author: Circular
Author: California. State Board of ForestryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Annual Report for ...
Author: Massachusetts Horticultural SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fruit-culture
Languages : en
Pages : 1304
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Trustees of the State Library
Author: Pamphlets on Forestry. Fish and Game
Author: Annual Report
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Joint Volumes of Papers Presented to the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly
Author: New South Wales. ParliamentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
Includes various departmental reports and reports of commissions. Cf. Gregory. Serial publications of foreign governments, 1815-1931.
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.