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After World War II, an increasingly mobile and affluent nation begins placing demands on the parks as never before, and the parks are in danger of being "loved to death," A park service biologist names Adolph Murie argues that ingrained practices such as killing predators runs counter to t...
| Uniform Title: | National parks (Television program). |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[United States] :
Florentine Films,
[2009]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | After World War II, an increasingly mobile and affluent nation begins placing demands on the parks as never before, and the parks are in danger of being "loved to death," A park service biologist names Adolph Murie argues that ingrained practices such as killing predators runs counter to the purpose of national parks, while David Brower of the Sierra Club mobilizes public opinion to defeat congressional proposals for dams in pristine places. In the 1970'sm, when President Jimmy Carter uses the Antiquities Act to set aside 56 million acres in Alaska, a huge uproar results, and the largest grassroots movement in conservation history fights for the creation of seven new Alaska parks, adding 47 million acres, more than doubling the size of the park system. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as an episode of the television program National parks in 2009. Title from title screen (viewed August 29, 2023). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (114 min.) : sound, color and black and white |
| Playing Time: | 01:54:41 |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Paul Barnes ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Lincoln Else, Ken Burns. |