Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula write by Jules Evens. This book was released on 2008-07-08. Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In the past 40 years an amazing amount of data has been accumulated and analyzed on all aspects of the natural history of Point Reyes. Jules Evens has taken the difficult job of tackling an almost impossibly complicated subject and has succeeded masterfully. Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula provides an overview of not just the peninsula, but also adjacent land and ocean habitats, as well as thoughtful insights gleaned from research. The overwhelming draw to this area is observing some part of its natural history, and this book provides an intelligent summary of past and present knowledge."—Bob Stewart, former Naturalist in Residence for the Point Reyes National Seashore and author of Butterflies of Arizona: A Photographic Guide
Point Reyes Peninsula
Point Reyes Peninsula - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Point Reyes Peninsula write by Carola DeRooy. This book was released on 2008-06-30. Point Reyes Peninsula available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Point Reyes Peninsula has a rich history encompassing thriving Native American settlements, visits by Francis Drake and Spanish explorers, dramatic shipwrecks, Mexican rancheros, famous dairy farms, railroads, and one of the countrys most spectacular lighthouses. These historical facets spawned the three small towns of Olema, Point Reyes Station, and Inverness; each is unique with its own distinctive foundations. Most of the land is now within Point Reyes National Seashore, a refuge created during the Kennedy administration and now one of the more popular destinations on the California coast. The unique geography of the forest, bay, and ocean environments and the abundant wildlife in Point Reyes offers fine scenery, diverse recreational opportunities, and good food and lodging, while the towns retain their old-time character.
An Island in Time
An Island in Time - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Island in Time write by John Hart. This book was released on 2012. An Island in Time available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On September 13, 2012, Point Reyes National Seashore near San Francisco turned fifty. Mixing wilderness, history, and agriculture, Point Reyes is a hybrid park unlike any other in America. An Island in Time traces the triumph of its creation, the rescue effort that saved it from early abandonment, and its frequent identity crises since. Sixty images by regional photographers make it clear why people care. Celebrating what has been accomplished in half a century at Point Reyes, Hart takes a clear-eyed look at the several (and ongoing) arguments about what this remarkable piece of land should ultimately be. The nationally noted debate about the fate of a historic oyster farm within the park takes its place as the latest in a series of struggles to define the terms. In 1962, Harold Gilliam's classic book Island in Time: The Point Reyes Peninsula helped complete the drive to create the National Seashore. In 2012, An Island in Time: 50 Years of Point Reyes National Seashore tells the rest of the story-and illuminates the choices now at hand.
Point Reyes Visions
Point Reyes Visions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Point Reyes Visions write by . This book was released on 1999. Point Reyes Visions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. ''The most beautiful volume ever done [on Marin] is Point Reyes Visions.''
The Paradox of Preservation
The Paradox of Preservation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Paradox of Preservation write by Laura Alice Watt. This book was released on 2017. The Paradox of Preservation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Point Reyes National Seashore has a long history as a working landscape, with dairy and beef ranching, fishing, and oyster farming; yet, since 1962 it has also been managed as a National Seashore. The Paradox of Preservation chronicles how national ideals about what a park “ought to be” have developed over time and what happens when these ideals are implemented by the National Park Service (NPS) in its efforts to preserve places that are also lived-in landscapes. Using the conflict surrounding the closure of the Drakes Bay Oyster Company, Laura Alice Watt examines how NPS management policies and processes for land use and protection do not always reflect the needs and values of local residents. Instead, the resulting landscapes produced by the NPS represent a series of compromises between use and protection—and between the area’s historic pastoral character and a newer vision of wilderness. A fascinating and deeply researched book, The Paradox of Preservation will appeal to those studying environmental history, conservation, public lands, and cultural landscape management, and to those looking to learn more about the history of this dynamic California coastal region.
