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

The American West at risk : science, myths, and politics of land abuse and recovery / Howard G. Wilshire, Jane E. Nielson, Richard W. Hazlett.

Author/creator	Wilshire, Howard Gordon, 1926-
Other author/creator	Nielson, Jane E.
Other author/creator	Hazlett, Richard W.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Description	xiv, 619 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	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.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 444-593) and index.
LCCN	2007024318
ISBN	9780195142051 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0195142055 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QH76.5.W34 W57 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold