Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
324
Language
English
Published
Nov 23, 2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Description
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.
Genres
Action & Adventure
History
Art & Photography
Politics
Nature