Grand Canyon For Sale

Author : Steve Nash
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520291478

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Grand Canyon For Sale by Steve Nash Pdf

Grand Canyon For Sale is a carefully researched investigation of the precarious future of America's public lands: our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, monuments, and wildernesses. Taking the Grand Canyon as its key example, and using on-the-ground reporting as well as science research, the book makes plain that accelerating climate change will dislocate wildlife populations and vegetation across hundreds of thousands of square miles of the national landscape. So what’s the plan, as the next phase of our political history begins? Consolidating protected areas and prioritizing natural systems over mining, grazing, drilling and logging will be essential. But a growing political movement, well financed and occasionally violent, is fighting to break up these federal lands and return them to state, local, and private control. That scheme would foreclose the future for many wild species, which are part of our irreplaceable natural heritage, and would lead directly to the ruin of our national parks and forests. Grand Canyon For Sale is an excellent overview of the physical, biological, and political challenges facing our national parks and U.S. public lands today.

Author : Stephen Nash
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520965249

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Grand Canyon For Sale by Stephen Nash Pdf

Grand Canyon For Sale is a carefully researched investigation of the precarious future of America’s public lands: our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, monuments, and wildernesses. Taking the Grand Canyon as his key example, and using on-the-ground reporting as well as scientific research, Stephen Nash shows how accelerating climate change will dislocate wildlife populations and vegetation across hundreds of thousands of square miles of the national landscape. In addition, a growing political movement, well financed and occasionally violent, is fighting to break up these federal lands and return them to state, local, and private control. That scheme would foreclose the future for many wild species, which are part of our irreplaceable natural heritage, and also would devastate our national parks, forests, and other public lands. To safeguard wildlife and their habitats, it is essential to consolidate protected areas and prioritize natural systems over mining, grazing, drilling, and logging. Grand Canyon For Sale provides an excellent overview of the physical and biological challenges facing public lands. The book also exposes and shows how to combat the political activity that threatens these places in the U.S. today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Environmental impact analysis
ISBN : UCBK:C045673030

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona by Anonim Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Austin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781493048359

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Grand Canyon to Hearst Ranch by Elizabeth Austin Pdf

Finalist for the 2020 WILLA Literary Award, Creative Nonfiction Inspired by her first breathtaking trip in the Grand Canyon, Harriet Hunt Burgess dedicated her life to saving land for future generations. Beginning in the 1970s, she persevered through four decades—overcoming daunting obstacles and taking extraordinary risks—to conserve hundreds of thousands of acres of land in the American West. Without Burgess, iconic and irreplaceable landscapes like the Lake Tahoe region and the California coast would be much different today. As Harriet Burgess once explained, “The land we save is our legacy. It’s what we give to our children.” The Grand Canyon was the catalyst for Harriet’s conservation mission and the spark for Grand Canyon to Hearst Ranch. Author Elizabeth Austin has interwoven her own exhilarating and life-changing dory trip through the depths of the Grand Canyon with the compelling story of Harriet’s early life and five of her most significant conservation achievements as founder-president of the American Land Conservancy.

Author : David E. Nye
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262362146

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Conflicted American Landscapes by David E. Nye Pdf

How conflicting ideas of nature threaten to fracture America's identity. Amber waves of grain, purple mountain majesties: American invest much of their national identity in sites of natural beauty. And yet American lands today are torn by conflicts over science, religion, identity, and politics. Creationists believe that the Biblical flood carved landscapes less than 10,000 years ago; environmentalists protest pipelines; Western states argue that the federal government's land policies throttle free enterprise; Native Americans demand protection for sacred sites. In this book, David Nye looks at Americans' irreconcilably conflicting ideas about nature. A landscape is conflicted when different groups have different uses for the same location—for example, when some want to open mining sites that others want to preserve or when suburban development impinges on agriculture. Some landscapes are so degraded from careless use that they become toxic “anti-landscapes.” Nye traces these conflicts to clashing conceptions of nature—ranging from pastoral to Native American to military–industrial—that cannot be averaged into a compromise. Nye argues that today’s environmental crisis is rooted in these conflicting ideas about land. Depending on your politics, global warming is either an inconvenient truth or fake news. America’s contradictory conceptions of nature are at the heart of a broken national consensus.

Author : Gerald Martin Richmond,Gerhard W. Leo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Coasts
ISBN : OSU:32435022086383

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Surficial Geologic History of the Canyon Village Quadrangle, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming by Gerald Martin Richmond,Gerhard W. Leo Pdf

A description of 16 U.S. Geological Survey program activities in Coastal areas during 1974-76.

Author : L. Greer Price
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015049656153

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An Introduction to Grand Canyon Geology by L. Greer Price Pdf

Perfect for the first-time visitor or the seasoned traveler. Includes sections on the geologic records, regional geology, plate tectonies and the Colorado River.

Author : Jason Chin
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250155436

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Grand Canyon by Jason Chin Pdf

Rivers wind through earth, cutting down and eroding the soil for millions of years, creating a cavity in the ground 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep known as the Grand Canyon. Home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and evolved within its walls for millennia, the Grand Canyon is much more than just a hole in the ground. Follow a father and daughter as they make their way through the cavernous wonder, discovering life both present and past. Weave in and out of time as perfectly placed die cuts show you that a fossil today was a creature much long ago, perhaps in a completely different environment. Complete with a spectacular double gatefold, an intricate map and extensive back matter.

Author : Michael Patrick Ghiglieri,Thomas M. Myers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Accidents
ISBN : 0984785809

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Over the Edge by Michael Patrick Ghiglieri,Thomas M. Myers Pdf

Gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Natural Wonders.

Author : Faithe Wempen
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780735670372

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Start Here! Learn HTML5 by Faithe Wempen Pdf

Ready to learn HTML5 programming? Start Here! Learn the fundamentals of programming with HTML5—and begin building your first standards-based web pages from the ground up. If you have absolutely no previous experience, no problem—simply start here! This book introduces must-know concepts and getting-started techniques through easy-to-follow explanations, examples, and exercises. Here’s where you start learning HTML5 Create a web site using HTML5 tags in a simple text editor Use semantic tags to make your pages easier to layout and find Draw in HTML5 using the canvas element Embed audio and video in your web pages Get HTML5 to work in older browsers Develop your future skills in web design

Author : Pete McBride
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780847863044

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The Grand Canyon: Between River and Rim by Pete McBride Pdf

This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience--an end-to-end, rim-to-river exploration of the Grand Canyon. The authors have debuted a film-Into the Canyon-in February of 2019 that explores their hike through the canyon Award-winning photographer Pete McBride, along with best-selling authors Kevin Fedarko and Hampton Sides, takes us on a gripping adventure story told through stunning, never-before-seen photography and powerful essays. By hiking the entire 750 miles of Grand Canyon National Park--from the Colorado River to the canyon rim--McBride captures the majesty of as well as calling us to protect America's open-aired cathedral. The 2019 Public Lands Alliance Partnership Book of the Year, this is the most spectacular collection of Grand Canyon imagery ever seen, showing beauty from vantages where no other photographers have ever stood. It will also highlight the conservation challenges this iconic national park faces as visitation numbers grow and development pressures surrounding it mount. This photography will inspire and remind us why we protect such a cherished public space. Proceeds benefit the Grand Canyon Conservancy, and the accompanying documentary Into the Canyon has been shown at the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival and the Aspen Film Festival in February of 2019 as well as debuting on the National Geographic Channel--all in time for the national park's centennial.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Land use
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063865765

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Gower Federal Service by Anonim Pdf

Decisions of the Board of Land Appeals, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Dept. of the Interior.

Author : Jeff Wuorio
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781451603927

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How to Buy and Sell (Just About) Everything by Jeff Wuorio Pdf

How to Buy & Sell (Just About) Everything The Ultimate Buyer's Guide for Daily Life Don't make another purchase before you buy this ultimate buyer's guide. With more than 550 how-to solutions, these pages are packed with savvy strategies for choosing and locating (and unloading and liquidating) both everyday items and once-in-a-lifetime splurges, with special emphasis on how to find bargains and broker great deals. The clear and friendly information in How To Buy & Sell (Just About) Everything makes any buying or selling decision easy, from selecting baby gear to saving for college, from hawking lemonade to selling your company. Browse these pages to discover how to: Buy a House • Sell a Car • Buy Happiness • Sell Your Old Computer • Buy Mutual Funds • Hire a Butler • Choose a Diamond Ring • Purchase a Tent • Get Breast Implants • Negotiate a Better Credit Card Rate • Buy a Hot Dog Stand • Sell Your Baseball Collection • Outfit a Nursery • Book a Cheap Safari...and much, much more Written and designed in the same easy-to-use format as its predecesors, How To Do (Just About) Everything and How to Fix (Just About) Everything, this invaluable collection includes concise instructions, helpful tips and comparison charts -- everything you need to understand product features, prevent problems and guarantee smart purchasing decisions. This is the only book you need to make the most of your money.

Author : Albert L. LeCount
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467147422

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Grand Canyon's Uncle Jimmy Owens, The by Albert L. LeCount Pdf

In 1906, James "Uncle Jimmy" Owens, at the request of Teddy Roosevelt, moved to the remote North Rim of the Grand Canyon to help control the mountain lion population. He earned a reputation as a legendary hunter and guided hunts and tours for the rich and famous. Passionate about wildlife, Uncle Jimmy started out as a quiet, unassuming cowboy on a cattle ranch in Texas before taking a job as a buffalo warden in Yellowstone and meeting the future president, who would change the course of his life. He spent twenty-three years acquainting himself with the cliffs of the Grand Canyon, where one slip could mean instant death, before fading into obscurity. Join author Albert L. LeCount as he delves into the fascinating life of a forgotten man.

Author : Marguerite Henry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481415828

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Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry Pdf

About a little burro who was found running wild along Bright Angel Creek. Grades 5-8.