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Drawing boundaries around wilderness areas often serves a double purpose: protection of the land within the boundary and release of the land outside the boundary to resource extraction and other development. In Drawing Lines in the Forest, Kevin R. Marsh discusses the roles played by various groups--the Forest Service, the timber industry, recreationists, and environmentalists--in arriving at these boundaries. He shows that pragmatic, rather than ideological, goals were often paramount, with all sides benefiting.

After World War II, representatives of both logging and...

Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone is capable of capturing their experience with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that Join them in the Toyama Prefecture section of Japan's Northern Alps Mountain Range and go along with them as they climb Mt. Tateyama. View through their camera's eye several of this areas treasured landmarks. They've captured Mt. Oonanji, the highest peak of Mt. Tateyama in unique photos. They also give you an up close look at the scenery on Mt. Oyama, Mt. Fuji-no-oritate, Mt. Masagodake, Mt. Bessan and Mt. Kita-Bessan as well as...

Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone can capture the experience with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that Join them in the Hakuba section of Japan's Northern Alps Mountain Range and go along with them as they climb Mt. Shiroumadake. View through their camera's eye several amazing sights including the rare Brocken Spectre and the even more rare iridescent clouds phenomena. They've captured this mountain area and its scenery in unique photos. In addition to Mt. Shiroumadake they give you an up close look at the scenery on Mt. Shakushidake and Mt. Yarigatake...

Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone can capture the experience with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that Join them in Yamanashi Prefecture, in the Chubu Region of Japan for their single climb of Mt. Mizugaki and view through their camera's eye its granite towers, block and obelisks. They've captured this mountain, another of the "100 Famous Mountains of Japan" in unique photos. In addition to Mt. Mizugaki they give you a distance view of Mt. Kinpu, also designated as one of the 100 Famous Mountains and also some shots of the flora of this area. No matter...

Drawing boundaries around wilderness areas often serves a double purpose: protection of the land within the boundary and release of the land outside the boundary to resource extraction and other development. In Drawing Lines in the Forest, Kevin R. Marsh discusses the roles played by various groups--the Forest Service, the timber industry, recreationists, and environmentalists--in arriving at these boundaries. He shows that pragmatic, rather than ideological, goals were often paramount, with all sides benefiting.

After World War II, representatives of both logging and...

Exploring the Big Woods: A Guide to the Last Great Forest of Eastern Arkansas is both a natural history and a guide to one of the last remnants of Mississippi bottomland forest, an ecosystem that once stretched from southern Illinois to the Gulf Coast.

Crossed by the White River and its tributaries, which periodically flood and release nutrients, the Big Woods is one of the few places in the Mississippi River Valley where this life-giving flood cycle persists. As a result, it is home to an unusual abundance of animals and plants.

Immense cypresses, hickories, sweetgums,...

Howard Zahniser (1906-1964), executive secretary of The Wilderness Society and editor of The Living Wilderness from 1945 to 1964, is arguably the person most responsible for drafting and promoting the Wilderness Act in 1964. The act, which created the National Wilderness Preservation System, was the culmination of Zahniser's years of tenacious lobbying and his work with conservationists across the nation. In 1964, fifty-four wilderness areas in thirteen states were part of the system; today the number has grown to 757 areas, protecting more than a hundred million acres in forty-four...