Forests for the People : The Story of America's Eastern National Forests /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction
- Part I. How the Eastern National Forests Were Saved. 1. The Disappearing Forests of the White Mountains
- 2. Trees to Build the Lake States
- 3. A Forest Crisis in the Southern Appalachians
- 4. Building a Forest Conservation Movement
- 5. Legislation at Last: The Weeks Act
- 6. Creating the Eastern National Forests
- Part II. Issues Facing the Eastern National Forests Today. 7. Holly Springs National Forest: A Study in Forest Management Reform
- 8. Florida’s National Forests: A Revolution in Prescribed Burning
- 9. Monongahela National Forest: Wilderness at Heart
- 10. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: Preservation versus Multiple Use
- 11. Ottawa and Hiawatha National Forests: The Return of the Wolf
- 12. Allegheny National Forest: The Challenges of Shale Oil Drilling
- 13. Michigan’s National Forests: The Invasion of the Emerald Ash Borer
- 14. National Forests of Vermont and North Carolina: Loving the Forests to Death
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- About the Authors
- Index.