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Crow's range : an environmental history of the Sierra Nevada /

Main Author: Beesley, David, 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, ©2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Human ecology > Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.)
Conservation of natural resources > Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Conservation of natural resources.
Ecology.
Human ecology.
Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.) > Environmental conditions.
United States > Sierra Nevada Region.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=136157
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Major forces that have shaped the Sierra Nevada
  • A Sierra shaped by native people
  • The Sierra gold made
  • Conservation shapes the Sierra Nevada, 1864-1900
  • Establishing resource management in the Sierra Nevada, 1905-1945
  • The philosophy of "more," 1940-1970
  • The environmental challenge, 1960-1999
  • The Sierra in peril and ecosystem politics.

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