Wilderness Forever
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Wilderness Forever
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Author : Mark W. T. Harvey
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2009-11-23
Wilderness Forever written by Mark W. T. Harvey and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-23 with Nature categories.
Winner of the Forest History Society's 2006 Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Book Award As a central figure in the American wilderness preservation movement in the mid-twentieth century, Howard Zahniser (1906-1964) was the person most responsible for the landmark Wilderness Act of 1964. While the rugged outdoorsmen of the earlyenvironmental movement, such as John Muir and Bob Marshall, gave the cause a charismatic face, Zahniser strove to bring conservation's concerns into the public eye and the preservationists' plans to fruition. In many fights to save besieged wild lands, he pulled together fractious coalitions, built grassroots support networks, wooed skittish and truculent politicians, and generated streams of eloquent prose celebrating wilderness. Zahniser worked for the Bureau of Biological Survey (a precursor to the Fish and Wildlife Service) and the Department of the Interior, wrote for Nature magazine, and eventually managed the Wilderness Society and edited its magazine, Living Wilderness. The culmination of his wilderness writing and political lobbying was the Wilderness Act of 1964. All of its drafts included his eloquent definition of wilderness, which still serves as a central tenet for the Wilderness Society: "an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain." The bill was finally signed into law shortly after his death. Pervading his tireless work was a deeply held belief in the healing powers of nature for a humanity ground down by the mechanized hustle-bustle of modern, urban life. Zahniser grew up in a family of Methodist ministers, and although he moved away from any specific denomination, a spiritual outlook informed his thinking about wilderness. His love of nature was not so much a result of scientific curiosity as a sense of wonder at its beauty and majesty, and a wish to exist in harmony with all other living things. In this deeply researched and affectionate portrait, Mark Harvey brings to life this great leader of environmental activism.
Forever Wild
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Author : Philip G. Terrie
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 1994-08-01
Forever Wild written by Philip G. Terrie and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-08-01 with Nature categories.
In this work Terrie offers an assessment of the roles that the Adirondacks have played in American history. He brings to life the scientists and scholars, the travellers and sportsmen, the publicists and bureaucrats, who together have contributed to the wilderness aesthetic.
A Wilderness Forever Future
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Author : Douglas W. Scott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
A Wilderness Forever Future written by Douglas W. Scott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Wilderness areas categories.
American Wilderness
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Author : Michael L. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007
American Wilderness written by Michael L. Lewis and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Addresses the state of scholarship on the political, cultural, and intellectual history of American responses to wilderness, from first contact to the present.
The Promise Of Wilderness
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Author : James Morton Turner
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2012-08-01
The Promise Of Wilderness written by James Morton Turner and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-01 with History categories.
From Denali's majestic slopes to the Great Swamp of central New Jersey, protected wilderness areas make up nearly twenty percent of the parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands that cover a full fourth of the nation's territory. But wilderness is not only a place. It is also one of the most powerful and troublesome ideas in American environmental thought, representing everything from sublime beauty and patriotic inspiration to a countercultural ideal and an overextension of government authority. The Promise of Wilderness examines how the idea of wilderness has shaped the management of public lands since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964. Wilderness preservation has engaged diverse groups of citizens, from hunters and ranchers to wildlife enthusiasts and hikers, as political advocates who have leveraged the resources of local and national groups toward a common goal. Turner demonstrates how these efforts have contributed to major shifts in modern American environmental politics, which have emerged not just in reaction to a new generation of environmental concerns, such as environmental justice and climate change, but also in response to changed debates over old conservation issues, such as public lands management. He also shows how battles over wilderness protection have influenced American politics more broadly, fueling disputes over the proper role of government, individual rights, and the interests of rural communities; giving rise to radical environmentalism; and playing an important role in the resurgence of the conservative movement, especially in the American West. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsq-6LAeYKk
The Wilderness Writings Of Howard Zahniser
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Author : Mark W. T. Harvey
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2014-07-01
The Wilderness Writings Of Howard Zahniser written by Mark W. T. Harvey and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with Nature categories.
Howard Zahniser (1906–1964), executive secretary of The Wilderness Society and editor of The Living Wilderness from 1945 to 1964, is arguably the person most responsible for drafting and promoting the Wilderness Act in 1964. The act, which created the National Wilderness Preservation System, was the culmination of Zahniser’s years of tenacious lobbying and his work with conservationists across the nation. In 1964, fifty-four wilderness areas in thirteen states were part of the system; today the number has grown to 757 areas, protecting more than a hundred million acres in forty-four states and Puerto Rico. Zahniser’s passion for wild places and his arguments for their preservation were communicated through radio addresses, magazine articles, speeches, and congressional testimony. An eloquent and often poetic writer, he seized every opportunity to make the case for the value of wilderness to people, communities, and the nation. Despite his unquestioned importance and the power of his prose, the best of Zahniser's wilderness writings have never before been gathered in a single volume. This indispensable collection makes available in one place essays and other writings that played a vital role in persuading Congress and the American people that wilderness in the United States deserved permanent protection.
Oregon Omnibus Wilderness Act
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Oregon Omnibus Wilderness Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Government publications categories.
Wilderness Preservation System
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Wilderness Preservation System written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Wilderness areas categories.
National Wilderness Preservation Act
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
National Wilderness Preservation Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Wilderness areas categories.
Wilderness Science In A Time Of Change Conference
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Wilderness Science In A Time Of Change Conference written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Wilderness areas categories.