Mountain Treasures at Risk
Author | : Laura E. Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
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Author | : Laura E. Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
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Author | : Donald Edward Davis |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2003-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780820324944 |
A timely study of change in a complex environment, Where There Are Mountains explores the relationship between human inhabitants of the southern Appalachians and their environment. Incorporating a wide variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences, the study draws information from several viewpoints and spans more than four hundred years of geological, ecological, anthropological, and historical development in the Appalachian region. The book begins with a description of the indigenous Mississippian culture in 1500 and ends with the destructive effects of industrial logging and dam building during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Donald Edward Davis discusses the degradation of the southern Appalachians on a number of levels, from the general effects of settlement and industry to the extinction of the American chestnut due to blight and logging in the early 1900s. This portrait of environmental destruction is echoed by the human struggle to survive in one of our nation's poorest areas. The farming, livestock raising, dam building, and pearl and logging industries that have gradually destroyed this region have also been the livelihood of the Appalachian people. The author explores the sometimes conflicting needs of humans and nature in the mountains while presenting impressive and comprehensive research on the increasingly threatened environment of the southern Appalachians.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Biodiversity |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jane Price Holt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
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Author | : P.A. DePaul |
Publisher | : Harlequin |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2022-11-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0369719549 |
A stolen artifact. A treacherous mountain… And a killer who won’t let them escape Nicole Witten didn’t expect to inherit trouble along with her late uncle’s property. But after digging up an ancient sword in her garden, she becomes part of a decades-old heist—and the target of a dangerous thief. Now trapped in the Poconos with her dog, Waffles, Nicole must partner with Detective Troy Hollenbeck to survive the perils of the mountain…if the killer doesn’t catch them first.
Author | : Donald Edward Davis |
Publisher | : Mercer University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780881460148 |
"These essays, arranged chronologically in the order they were first written, represent Donald Edward Davis's twenty-year career as a writer, environmental activist, and scholar of all things Appalachian. Join Davis in an exploration of a region consistently under attack by mining interests, developers, and the tourist industry, and consistently misunderstood by scholars. Approaching this unique region from both historical and environmental angles, Davis presents twenty essays to help illuminate the problems, peoples, and places of what may be the oldest mountain range in the world."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Francine Rockey |
Publisher | : Yosemite Conservancy |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2022-08-16 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1951179226 |
"This picture book is a splendid and dazzlingly illustrated love letter to the outdoors."--Shelf Awareness, Starred Review "Soon you’ll be aching for outdoor adventures, too!" —Foreword Reviews, Starred Review With sturdy shoes and a sense of adventure, three young children hike through the sparkling woods to find treasure in the mountains. No pirate’s map or magic wand required! Outside, there is always something wonderful just around the bend. Is that treasure hidden in a hollow old tree trunk? Does treasure gleam near the lizard with the bright blue belly? Can the feathery flight of a great gray owl hint at treasure? Yes, yes, and yes! Because all steps into the wild lead to nature’s treasures. This lovely picture book highlights discoveries and connections that come from sharing time outdoors together.
Author | : Wildlands Project |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Biodiversity conservation |
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Author | : Michael J. Lannoo |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 1124 |
Release | : 2005-06-15 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780520235922 |
Documents in comprehensive detail a major environmental crisis: rapidly declining amphibian populations and the disturbing developmental problems that are increasingly prevalent within many amphibian species.