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The National Grasslands
Author | : Francis Moul |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2006-01-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0803205465 |
A guide to the American grasslands and the Grasslands National Park of Canada, this work presents a history of the region, including the establishment of the national grasslands as an important part of the New Deal's social revolution. It also provides a summary of the debates surrounding preservation and use.
The National Grasslands Story
Author | : United States. Forest Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Grasslands |
ISBN | : |
America's Great National Forests, Wildernesses, and Grasslands
Author | : Char Miller |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-03-15 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0847849155 |
The outdoor enthusiast’s dream bucket list is embodied in this illustrated celebration of our greatest national forests, from Alaska to Florida. For more than a century, America’s national forests have proved an environmental gift and cultural treasure, our spectacular backyard. Under the management of the U.S. Forest Service, this system of public lands encompasses 193 million acres of mountains, prairies, rivers, and canyons—much of it undiscovered, but accessible for hiking, kayaking, fishing, and winter sports.Officially published with the U.S. Forest Service, this book features the thirty most notable national forests—while also celebrating more than one hundred different national forests in forty-four states—from the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the Olympics of Washington. Unlike the national parks, Americans can use these lands for all manner of recreation, truly earning these tremendous resources the moniker of "America’s backyard." This book is a treasure for all readers who use and cherish these lands.
The Grasslands of the United States
Author | : James E. Sherow |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2007-04-27 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1851097252 |
This unique survey of the environmental history of the grasslands in the United States explores the ecological, social, and economic networks enmeshing humans in this biome over the last 10,000 years. "Treeless, level, and semi-arid." Walter Prescott Webb's famous description of the Great Plains is really only part of their story. From their creation at the end of the Ice Age to the ongoing problems of depopulation, soil erosion, polluted streams, and depleted groundwater aquifers, human interaction with the prairies has often been controversial. Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, The Grasslands of the United States: An Environmental History explores the historical and ecological dimensions of human interaction with North America's grasslands. Examining issues as diverse as whether the arrival of the Paleo-Indians led to the extinction of the mammoth and the consequences of industrialization and genetically modified crops, this invaluable reference synthesizes literature from a wide range of authoritative sources to provide a fascinating guide to the environment of this biome.
Our National Forests
Author | : Greg M. Peters |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 2021-11-09 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1643261258 |
A complete look at America’s National Forests—their triumphs, challenges, controversies, and vital programs—and the dedicated people who keep them alive.
National Forests on the Edge
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Forest policy |
ISBN | : |
Many of America's national forests and grasslands--collectively called the National Forest System--ace increased risks and alterations from escalating housing development on private rural lands along their boundaries. National forests and grasslands provide critical social, ecological, and economic benefits to the American public. This study projects future housing density increases on private rural lands at three distances--, 3, and 10 miles--from the external boundaries of all national forests and grasslands across the conterminous United States. Some 21.7 million acres of rural private lands (about 8 percent of all private lands) located within 10 miles of the National Forest System boundaries are projected to undergo increases in housing density by 2030. Nine national forests are projected to experience increased housing density on at least 25 percent of adjacent private lands at one or more of the distances considered. Thirteen national forests and grasslands are each projected to have more than a half-million acres of adjacent private rural lands experience increased housing density. Such development and accompanying landscape fragmentation pose substantial challenges for the management and conservation of the ecosystem services and amenity resources of National Forest System lands, including access by the public. Research such as this can help planners, managers, and communities consider the impacts of local land use decisions.
North American Prairie
Author | : John Ernest Weaver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2012-06-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781258398705 |