Author: Frederick Leslie RansomePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado River Aqueduct (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Geological Features of the Dennis Line, Little San Bernardino Mountains
Author: Frederick Leslie RansomePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado River Aqueduct (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Geology of Millard County, Utah
Author: Lehi F. HintzePublisher: Utah Geological Survey
ISBN: 1557916926
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This bulletin serves not only to introduce the non-geologist to the rich geology of Millard County, but also to provide professional geologists with technical information on the stratigraphy, paleontology, and structural geology of the county. Millard County is unique among Utah’s counties in that it contains an exceptionally complete billion-year geologic record. This happened because until about 200 million years ago the area of present-day Millard County lay near sea level and was awash in shallow marine waters on a continental shelf upon which a stack of fossil-bearing strata more than 6 miles (10 km) thick slowly accumulated. This bulletin summarizes what is known about these strata, as well as younger rocks and surficial deposits in the county, and provides references to scientific papers that describe them in greater detail. Mountains North 30 x 60 (1:100,000-scale) quadrangles. These companion maps and this bulletin portray the geology of Millard County more completely and accurately than any previously published work.
Soil Survey of Orange County and Western Part of Riverside County, California
Author: John K. WachtellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Soil Survey
Author: Mojave Road Guide
Author: Dennis G. CasebierPublisher: Tales of Mojave Road Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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
Desert Fever
Author: Gary L. ShumwayPublisher:
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Category : California Desert National Conservation Area (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America
Author: Geological Society of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
Soil Survey of ... [various Counties, Etc.].
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Author: The ShakeOut Earthquake Scenario
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description