Wilderness in National Parks: Playground or Preserve

Wilderness in National Parks casts light on the complicated relationship between the National Park Service and its policy goals of wilderness preservation and recreation. By examining the overlapping and sometimes contradictory responsibilities of the park service and the national wilderness preservation system, John C. Miles finds the National Park Service still struggling to deal with an idea that lies at the core of its mission and yet complicates that mission, nearly one hundred years into its existence. The National Park Service's ambivalence about wilderness is traced from its beginning to the turn of the twenty-first century. The Service is charged with managing more wilderness acreage than any government agency in the world and, in its early years, frequently favored development over preservation. The public has perceived national parks as permanently protected wilderness resources, but in reality this public confidence rests on shaky ground. Miles shows how changing conceptions of wilderness affected park management over the years, with a focus on the tension between the goals of providing recreational spaces for the American people and leaving lands pristine and undeveloped for future generations.

History

Miles, John C.

Americas

University of Washington Press

Wilderness in National Parks casts light on the complicated relationship between the National Park Service and its policy goals of wilderness preservation and recreation. By examining the overlapping and sometimes contradictory responsibilities of the park service and the national wilderness preservation system, John C. Miles finds the National Park Service still struggling to deal with an idea that lies at the core of its mission and yet complicates that mission, nearly one hundred years into its existence. The National Park Service's ambivalence about wilderness is traced from its beginning to the turn of the twenty-first century. The Service is charged with managing more wilderness acreage than any government agency in the world and, in its early years, frequently favored development over preservation. The public has perceived national parks as permanently protected wilderness resources, but in reality this public confidence rests on shaky ground. Miles shows how changing conceptions of wilderness affected park management over the years, with a focus on the tension between the goals of providing recreational spaces for the American people and leaving lands pristine and undeveloped for future generations.

First Book of the Piano (Usborne First Music)

Tatchell, Judy

Usborne Publishing, Ltd.

A beginner's guide to playing the electronic keyboard, this book also teaches how to read and understand music, discussing such topics as silent beats, legato and staccato, and first and second time bars.

First Book of the Keyboard (First Music Ser)

Children's Books

Usborne Pub Ltd

The Usborne First Book of the Piano (Usborne First Music)

This completely revised edition of The Usbor ne First Book of the Piano is a simple guide to playing the piano, intended for absolute beginners of any age '

The Usborne First Book of the Piano

Arts, Music & Photography

EDC Pub.]

Provides instructions for beginning pianists, from finding middle C and counting the beat to playing a series of progressively more difficult tunes.

O′Brien, Eileen

This stunning journey through the continent of Antarctica helps show how humans affect, and are affected by, the environments in which they live. Readers will gain an understanding of the continent's landforms, resources, and human activities. Examples featured include flying by helicopter to Bird Island, skiing to the South Pole, and sailing to the edge of the ice sheet.

Pathways Through Antarctica (The Human Path Across the Continents)

Business & Money

Economics

Crabtree Pub Co

Pathways Through Europe (The Human Path Across the Continents)

This engaging journey through the continent of Europe helps show how humans affect, and are affected by, the environments in which they live. Readers will gain an understanding of the continent's various landforms, resources, and human activities. Examples featured include traveling by train through a tunnel in the Alps, riding a water bus in the canals of Venice, and cycling along the Danube River.

Pathways Through Antarctica (Human Path Across the Continents)

Crabtree Classics

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Wilderness in National Parks: Playground or Preserve

Wilderness in National Parks: Playground or Preserve

First Book of the Piano (Usborne First Music)

First Book of the Keyboard (First Music Ser)

The Usborne First Book of the Piano

The Usborne First Book of the Piano

Pathways Through Antarctica (The Human Path Across the Continents)

Pathways Through Europe (The Human Path Across the Continents)

Pathways Through Antarctica (Human Path Across the Continents)

Pathways Through Europe (The Human Path Across the Continents)