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Uncertain path : a search for the future of national parks / / William C. Tweed ; with a foreword by Jonathan B. Jarvis



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Autore: Tweed William C Visualizza persona
Titolo: Uncertain path : a search for the future of national parks / / William C. Tweed ; with a foreword by Jonathan B. Jarvis Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
Disciplina: 333.78/30973
Soggetto topico: National parks and reserves - United States - Management
National parks and reserves - United States - Forecasting
National parks and reserves - United States - Philosophy
Nature conservation - United States
Environmental protection - United States
Wilderness areas - California
Soggetto geografico: Yosemite National Park (Calif.) Environmental condiitions
Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.) Environmental condiitions
Sequoia National Park (Calif.) Environmental condiitions
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. South from Yosemite -- 2. Kings Canyon National Park -- 3. Sequoia National Park -- 4. National Parks in the Twenty-first Century -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: In this provocative walking meditation, writer and former park ranger William Tweed takes us to California's spectacular High Sierra to discover a new vision for our national parks as they approach their 100th anniversary. Tweed, who worked among the Sierra Nevada's big peaks and big trees for more than thirty years, has now hiked more than 200 miles along California's John Muir Trail in a personal search for answers: How do we address the climate change we are seeing even now-in melting glaciers in Glacier National Park, changing rainy seasons on Mt Rainer, and more fire in the West's iconic parks. Should we intervene where we can to preserve biodiversity? Should the parks merely become ecosystem museums that exhibit famous landscapes and species? Asking how we can make these magnificent parks relevant for the next generation, Tweed, through his journey, ultimately shows why we must do just that.
Titolo autorizzato: Uncertain path  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-73249-8
9786612732492
0-520-94730-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910824114703321
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