Our Threatened Inheritance: Natural Treasures of the United States Book R Fisher

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America's national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges, Bureau of Land Managemnt holdings, and other Federally owned areas encompass more than … Read more America's national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges, Bureau of Land Managemnt holdings, and other Federally owned areas encompass more than 700 million acres. This volume covers the beauty of the American landscape and wildlife and the threats that development presents to these national treasures. It also chronicles the history of the Federal lands, their many uses, the laws and policies that affect them, and the problems these areas face, and explores possible solutions. The author documents both efforts to preserve and restore the land's glories and plans to put the same land to more profitable economic use. Over 300 evocative photographs help to record the splendor of nature and tragedy of its devastation.
* Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic Society; 1St Edition (January 1, 1984)
* Language ‏ : ‎ English
* Leather Bound ‏ : ‎ 393 pagesCondition: does not have a dust cover See less