Saving Lake Tahoe
Title | Saving Lake Tahoe PDF eBook |
Author | Michael J. Makley |
Publisher | University of Nevada Press |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2014-03-14 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0874179351 |
The history of Lake Tahoe begins with the Washoe Indians who resided on its shores for thousands of years, with minimal impact on the landscape. The relatively brief American history at Lake Tahoe began in the mid-nineteenth century. Though awestruck by its beauty, the new arrivals were also intent on harvesting its abundant resources. In a mere half century, the basin’s forests and fisheries were destroyed, the lake’s pristine clarity dramatically reduced. Left alone, nature healed itself, and by the 1960s mature forests once again surrounded the lake and its water clarity improved, with visibility more than one hundred feet deep. However, Tahoe’s wonders brought a new kind of threat: millions of annual visitors and incessant development, including ski resorts and casinos. Saving Lake Tahoe looks at the interaction through the years between human activities and Tahoe’s natural ecosystems. It is a dramatic story of ecological disasters and near misses, political successes and failures. Utilizing primary sources and interviews with key figures, Makley provides a meticulously researched account of the battles surrounding the management of the Tahoe basin. Makley takes the story up to the present, describing the formation and evolution of a new type of governing body, the bistate Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and groundbreaking efforts to utilize science in establishing policy. He depicts the passionate fights between those who seek to preserve the environment and advocates of individual property rights. Although Tahoe remains unique in its splendor, readers will understand why, with continued pressure for development, reversing environmental deterioration and improving the lake water’s clarity remain elusive goals.
Lake Tahoe
Title | Lake Tahoe PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Land use |
ISBN |
Last Chance to Save Lake Tahoe Basin
Title | Last Chance to Save Lake Tahoe Basin PDF eBook |
Author | Dewey Anderson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 19 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) |
ISBN |
Saving the Lake!
Title | Saving the Lake! PDF eBook |
Author | David S. Hoffman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) |
ISBN |
25 Ways to Save Lake Tahoe
Title | 25 Ways to Save Lake Tahoe PDF eBook |
Author | Tahoe Regional Planning Agency |
Publisher | |
Pages | 3 |
Release | 2000* |
Genre | Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.) |
ISBN |
Tahoe, an Environmental History
Title | Tahoe, an Environmental History PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Hillman Strong |
Publisher | |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
The Influence of Scientific Information on the Evolution of Environmental Policy at Lake Tahoe (California-Nevada)
Title | The Influence of Scientific Information on the Evolution of Environmental Policy at Lake Tahoe (California-Nevada) PDF eBook |
Author | Wesley William Ingram |
Publisher | |
Pages | 504 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | |
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