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Author: Tim McNulty Publisher: Mountaineers Books ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 154
Book Description
Home to more than 120 alpine plant species, three of which are found nowhere else in the world, Mount Rainier remains a refuge for a diversity of flora and fauna. It is also a magnet for the hundreds of thousands of people who live within sight of its snowy slopes and for millions of visitors who arrive from around the world each year. O'Hara and McNulty explore the conflict this presents as park managers attempt to balance protection of the mountain's fragile ecosystems with the desires of the many who wish to seek solitude in its vast forests or challenge themselves on its daunting glaciers.
Author: Mary Skjelset Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1493011197 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 355
Book Description
Fully updated and revised, Hiking Mount Rainier is a comprehensive and concise guide to the well-maintained trails nestled between the two major metropolises of the Pacific Northwest. Included are sixty hike descriptions for hikers of all ages and skill levels.
Author: David Biek Publisher: ISBN: Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 524
Book Description
Provides a virtually complete listing of the 871 native and introduced species of plants found in the Park, with keys designed specifically for Mount Rainier National Park, line drawings, minimally technical descriptions for identification, a guide to plant locations, a glossary, and a section of 64 color photographs.Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author: Theodore Catton Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 266
Book Description
Looks at the evolving relationship between the mountain and its surrounding residents, from the late 1890s when the Pacific Forest Reserve became Mount Rainier National Park. Catton tells the history of the park and examines the many controversies that affected its development, from proposals to develop a chairlift for downhill skiers to environmental degradation from overuse of popular areas.
Author: Lauren Danner Publisher: ISBN: 9780874223521 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
North Cascades National Park is remote, rugged, and spectacularly majestic. Efforts to establish a park gained traction after World War II, as national interest in wilderness preservation and concerns about the impact of harvesting timber grew. Troubled by the National Park Service¿s policy favoring development for tourism and the United States Forest Service¿s policy promoting logging in the national forests, conservationists leveraged a changing political environment and the evolving environmental values of the natural resource agencies. Their activism eventually led to the 1968 creation of a crown jewel--Washington¿s magnificent third national park. This engaging account tells the story.
Author: Donald M. Johnstone Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 0738596469 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
Mount Rainier rises 14,410 feet above sea level and can be seen on any given day by over three million people and from over 100 miles away. It is America's fifth national park, established in 1899. The mountain is an active but currently dormant volcano. With 25 named glaciers, 50 smaller unnamed glaciers, and numerous perennial snowfields, Mount Rainier boasts the largest glacier system in the continental United States. In addition to the glacier zone, the park has alpine and subalpine forest and subtropical rain forest. Each zone has its own unique ecology of plants and animals. The vistas of and from the mountain are some of the most spectacular in all of the park system.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Publisher: ISBN: Category : Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.) Languages : en Pages : 156
Book Description
Reviews National Park Service plans for facilities construction in Mt. Rainier National Park and Olympic National Park. Hearing was held in Tacoma, Wash.
Author: Molly Hashimoto
Author: Molly Hashimoto
Author: Tim McNulty
Author: Mary Skjelset
Author: David Biek
Author: Theodore Catton
Author: Lauren Danner
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs
Author: Donald M. Johnstone
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Author: United States. National Park Service