Author: Harold E. Basey
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 456

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Category : Book industries and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1972

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Author: Derek Madden
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ISBN: 9780967718002
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Author: Tracy Irwin Storer
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520240964
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 620

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Drawings and color plates accompany the over 750 scientifically accurate, but easy-to-understand descriptions in this guide to the plants, animals, climate, geology, physical features and human influence in the Sierra Nevada.

Author: Hui-Yi Yeh
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Author: David Beesley
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 468

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John Muir called it the "Range of Light, the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I’ve ever seen." The Sierra Nevada—a single unbroken mountain range stretching north to south over four hundred miles, best understood as a single ecosystem but embracing a number of environmental communities—has been the site of human activity for millennia. From the efforts of ancient Native Americans to encourage game animals by burning brush to create meadows to the burgeoning resort and residential development of the present, the Sierra has endured, and often suffered from, the efforts of humans to exploit its bountiful resources for their own benefit. Historian David Beesley examines the history of the Sierra Nevada from earliest times, beginning with a comprehensive discussion of the geologic development of the range and its various ecological communities. Using a wide range of sources, including the records of explorers and early settlers, scientific and government documents, and newspaper reports, Beesley offers a lively and informed account of the history, environmental challenges, and political controversies that lie behind the breathtaking scenery of the Sierra. Among the highlights are discussions of the impact of the Gold Rush and later mining efforts, as well as the supporting industries that mining spawned, including logging, grazing, water-resource development, market hunting, urbanization, and transportation; the politics and emotions surrounding the establishment of Yosemite and other state and national parks; the transformation of the Hetch Hetchy into a reservoir and the desertification of the once-lush Owens Valley; the roles of the Forest Service, Park Service, and other regulatory agencies; the consequences of the fateful commitment to wildfire suppression in Sierran forests; and the ever-growing impact of tourism and recreational use. Through Beesley’s wide-ranging discussion, John Muir’s "divinely beautiful" range is revealed in all its natural and economic complexity, a place that at the beginning of the twenty-first century is in grave danger of being loved to death. Available in hardcover and paperback.

Author: Worrall Reed Carter
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Category : Logistics, Naval
Languages : en
Pages : 514

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Languages : en
Pages : 1100

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Author: Harold E. Basey
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Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Author: Harold E. Basey
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
ISBN: 9780939666034
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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This book is designed to answer practically any question about the reptiles and amphibians of the Sierra region. From news to toads to lizards to snakes, there is complete coverage of these often little-known species.