Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Congressional Record, Daily Digest of the ... Congress
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
History, Jurisdiction, and a Summary of Activities of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources During the 110th Congress, March 18, 2009, 111-1 Senate Report 111-8, *
Author: Calendars of the United States House of Representatives and History of Legislation
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
History, Jurisdiction, and a Summary of Activities of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources During the ...
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A Guide to the Geology of Saguaro National Park
Author: John V. BezyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781892001221
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Saguaro National Park encompasses the Rincon Mountains, the Tucson Mountains and surrounding foothills. The park offers a cornucopia of geologic features and rocks. Numerous illustrations and easy-to-read text describe faults, alluvial fans, pediment, volcanic dikes, megabreccia, and triangular dome facets. Rocks commonly encountered include welded volcanic tuff, rhyolite, andesite, granite, gneiss, schist, sandstone, shale, and limestone. Using photographs, simplified geologic maps, and cross-sectional views, the author exposes the 25-million year geologic history of the Rincon and Tucson Mountains.
Mammals of Woodland and Forest Habitats in the Rincon Mountains of Saguaro National Monument, Arizona
Author: Russell DavisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Preserving the Desert
Author: Lary M. DilsaverPublisher:
ISBN: 9781938086465
Category : Desert conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
National parks are different from other federal lands in the United States. Beginning in 1872 with the establishment of Yellowstone, they were largely set aside to preserve for future generations the most spectacular and inspirational features of the country, seeking the best representative examples of major ecosystems such as Yosemite, geologic forms such as the Grand Canyon, archaeological sites such as Mesa Verde, and scenes of human events such as Gettysburg. But one type of habitat--the desert--fell short of that goal in American eyes until travel writers and the Automobile Age began to change that perception. As the Park Service began to explore the better-known Mojave and Colorado deserts of southern California during the 1920s for a possible desert park, many agency leaders still carried the same negative image of arid lands shared by many Americans--that they are hostile and largely useless. But one wealthy woman--Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, from Pasadena--came forward, believing in the value of the desert, and convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish a national monument that would protect the unique and iconic Joshua trees and other desert flora and fauna. Thus was Joshua Tree National Monument officially established in 1936, with the area later expanded in 1994 when it became Joshua Tree National Park. Since 1936, the National Park Service and a growing cadre of environmentalists and recreationalists have fought to block ongoing proposals from miners, ranchers, private landowners, and real estate developers who historically have refused to accept the idea that any desert is suitable for anything other than their consumptive activities. To their dismay, Joshua Tree National Park, even with its often-conflicting land uses, is more popular today than ever, serving more than one million visitors per year who find the desert to be a place worthy of respect and preservation. Distributed for George Thompson Publishing
Publications Management
Author: United States. Navy DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description