The Lives of Desert Animals in Joshua Tree National Monument

The Lives of Desert Animals in Joshua Tree National Monument
Title The Lives of Desert Animals in Joshua Tree National Monument PDF eBook
Author Alden H. Miller
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 679
Release 2023-12-22
Genre Science
ISBN 0520322177

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1964.

The Lives of Desert Animals in Joshua Tree National Monument

The Lives of Desert Animals in Joshua Tree National Monument
Title The Lives of Desert Animals in Joshua Tree National Monument PDF eBook
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Pages 452
Release 1973
Genre Desert animals
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Preserving the Desert

Preserving the Desert
Title Preserving the Desert PDF eBook
Author Lary M. Dilsaver
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2016
Genre Desert conservation
ISBN 9781938086465

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National parks are different from other federal lands in the United States. Beginning in 1872 with the establishment of Yellowstone, they were largely set aside to preserve for future generations the most spectacular and inspirational features of the country, seeking the best representative examples of major ecosystems such as Yosemite, geologic forms such as the Grand Canyon, archaeological sites such as Mesa Verde, and scenes of human events such as Gettysburg. But one type of habitat--the desert--fell short of that goal in American eyes until travel writers and the Automobile Age began to change that perception. As the Park Service began to explore the better-known Mojave and Colorado deserts of southern California during the 1920s for a possible desert park, many agency leaders still carried the same negative image of arid lands shared by many Americans--that they are hostile and largely useless. But one wealthy woman--Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, from Pasadena--came forward, believing in the value of the desert, and convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish a national monument that would protect the unique and iconic Joshua trees and other desert flora and fauna. Thus was Joshua Tree National Monument officially established in 1936, with the area later expanded in 1994 when it became Joshua Tree National Park. Since 1936, the National Park Service and a growing cadre of environmentalists and recreationalists have fought to block ongoing proposals from miners, ranchers, private landowners, and real estate developers who historically have refused to accept the idea that any desert is suitable for anything other than their consumptive activities. To their dismay, Joshua Tree National Park, even with its often-conflicting land uses, is more popular today than ever, serving more than one million visitors per year who find the desert to be a place worthy of respect and preservation. Distributed for George Thompson Publishing

California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment for the Proposed Chevron Energy Solutions Lucerne Valley Solar Project

California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment for the Proposed Chevron Energy Solutions Lucerne Valley Solar Project
Title California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment for the Proposed Chevron Energy Solutions Lucerne Valley Solar Project PDF eBook
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Pages 528
Release 2010
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Examples of Resource Inventory and Monitoring in National Parks of California

Examples of Resource Inventory and Monitoring in National Parks of California
Title Examples of Resource Inventory and Monitoring in National Parks of California PDF eBook
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Pages 284
Release 1990
Genre Environmental monitoring
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Habitats Alive!

Habitats Alive!
Title Habitats Alive! PDF eBook
Author Cal Alive
Publisher Lulu.com
Pages 520
Release 2008
Genre Education
ISBN 0971125910

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LC copies imperfect: accompanying CD-ROM wanting.

An Island Called California

An Island Called California
Title An Island Called California PDF eBook
Author Elna S. Bakker
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 388
Release 1971
Genre Nature
ISBN 9780520021594

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Bakker's classic of ecological science now includes three new chapters on Southern California which make the book more useful than ever. Striking new photographs illustrate the diversity of life, climate, and geological formation.