Lands worth saving: the Weeks Act of 1911, the national forests, and the enduring value of public investment

Making the national forests truly national / James G. Lewis and Lincoln Bramwell -- The history of cooperative forest fire control and the Weeks Act / Lewis F. Southard -- "Embrace the natural wonder of our land": the Weeks Act and wilderness in the East / Char Miller -- The Weeks Act as a...

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Weitere Verfasser: Lewis, James G. 1965- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Durham, North Carolina Forest History Society [2018]
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:Making the national forests truly national / James G. Lewis and Lincoln Bramwell -- The history of cooperative forest fire control and the Weeks Act / Lewis F. Southard -- "Embrace the natural wonder of our land": the Weeks Act and wilderness in the East / Char Miller -- The Weeks Act as a public investment / Robert G. Healy -- Surface and mineral rights and the Weeks Act / Dave Fredley -- The Weeks Act : a story of perseverance / Tom Tidwell -- Transforming the cutover : the establishment of national forests in Northern Michigan / Joseph J. Jones -- "A blackened fire-scorched world" : establishing the Francis Marion National Forest / Al Hester -- The lessons of history : making a case for a national forest in Hawaii / John Henshaw and James G. Lewis -- Implementing the Weeks Act : a lawyer's perspective / James B. Snow -- A remarkable past but an uncertain future : funding land acquisitions in the Eastern forests / Jad Daley -- Trends in forestland : ownership and conservation / Peter R. Stein -- Family forest owners rule! forest conservation enters a new era / Brett J. Butler -- The Weeks Act and the future of land conservation policy in the United States / Alaric Sample
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiv, 176 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm
ISBN:9780890300794

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