Preserving the Pascagoula
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (639 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0878051236 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 179 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From the Inside Flap A new edition of a classic book about the environmental triumph that saved a southeast Mississippi wetland
It is also the story of Mississippi's response to the Heritage idea, a response that has served as a model for other states. Schueler is the author of A Handmade Wilderness, Incident at Eagle Ranch: Predators as Prey in the American West, The Temple of the Jaguar: Travels in the Yucatan, and Adventuring along the Gulf of Mexico.. Finally, this is the account of a handful of dedicated people, ranging in their commitments from counterculture activism to staid conservatism. The story of how it was saved, with several heroes, no great villains, and a happy ending, will remind the environmental community that now and then the "good guys" do win. It serves as a blueprint of how a state government created from scratch one of the finest natural area programs in America today. Support and assistance for this effort has come from The Nature Conservancy of Mississippi, Audubon Mississippi, the Missis-sippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, and the Miss
Will said Buy this book. Love this book. If you have any relation to the Pascagoula region get a copy of this book. Should be required reading for all students.