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The American West at risk : science, myths, and politics of land abuse and recovery /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilshire, Howard Gordon, 1926-
Other Authors: Nielson, Jane E., Hazlett, Richard W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Nature conservation > West (U.S.)
Conservation of natural resources > West (U.S.)
Nature > Effect of human beings on > West (U.S.)
Land use > Environmental aspects > West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) > Environmental conditions.
Table of Contents:
  • Once and future trees
  • Harvesting the future
  • Raiding the range
  • Digging to China
  • Routes of ruin
  • Legacies of war
  • Creating the nuclear wasteland
  • No habitat but our own
  • The last drops
  • Garbage of the Golden West
  • Tragedy of the playground
  • Driving to the end of America's birthright
  • Nature's way.