Forces of Nature (eBook)

A History of Florida Land Conservation

Clay Henderson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
458 Seiten
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-0-8130-7251-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Florida Historical Society Stetson Kennedy AwardThe activists and victories that made Florida a leader in land preservationDespite Floridas important place at the beginning of the American conservation movement and its notable successes in the fight against environmental damage, the full story of land conservation in the state has not yet been told. In this comprehensive history, Clay Henderson celebrates the individuals and organizations who made the Sunshine State a leader in state-funded conservation and land preservation. Starting with early naturalists like William Bartram and John Muir who inspired the movement to create national parks and protect the countrys wilderness, Forces of Nature describes the efforts of familiar heroes like Marjory Stoneman Douglas and May Mann Jennings and introduces lesser-known champions like Frank Chapman, who helped convince Theodore Roosevelt to establish Pelican Island as the first national wildlife refuge in the United States. Henderson details how many of Floridas activists, artists, philanthropists, and politicians have worked to designate threatened land for use as parks, preserves, and other conservation areas.Drawing on historical sources, interviews, and his own long career in environmental law, Henderson recounts the many small victories over time that helped Florida create several units of the national park system, nearly thirty national wildlife refuges, and one of the best state park systems in the country. Forces of Nature will motivate readers to join in defending Floridas natural wonders.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.11.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 23 b/w illus., 2 maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Schlagworte: Adams Ranch • audubon society • Babcock Ranch • Big Cypress National Preserve • biodiversity • Biscayne Bay • Biscayne National Park • Civilian Conservation Corps • Claude Kirk • Columbus McLeod • conservation easements • conservation movement • Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary • Cross Florida Greenway • Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge • Dry Tortugas • Ecology • environmental acti • environmental conservation • Environmental history • environmental movement • Ernest Coe • Everglades Agricultural Area • Everglades Jetport • Everglades National Park • feather trade • Fisheating Creek • Florida Audubon Society • Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs • Florida Forever • Florida History • Florida Keys • Florida park service • Florida springs • Florida State Parks • Frank Chapman • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Gilbert Pearson • Gulf Islands National Seashore • gulf stream • Guy Bradley • Harry S. Truman • Jacksonville Preservation Project • Joe Browder • John James Audubon • John Muir • John Pennekamp • John Quincy Adams • Lacey Act • Land Conservation • live Oaks • Marjorie Stoneman Douglas • Marjory Stoneman Douglass • May Mann Jennings • Nathaniel Reed • National parks • national wildlife refuge • Naturalists • Naval Oaks Preserve • Nokuse Plantation • Ocala National Forest • Ocklawaha Restoration • Paradise Key • Passage Key • Paul Kroegel • Pelican Island • Preservation 2000 • rails to trails conservancy • Rick Scott • river of grass • Royal Palm Hammock • Spessard Holland • sustainability • Talisman Sugar • The Everglades • The Nature Conservancy • Theodore Roosevelt • Transcendental Movement • tree farm • Trust for Public Land • Walter Boardman • Water and Land Legacy Amendment • Wetlands • wilderness protection • William Bartram
• ISBN-10: 0-8130-7251-4 / 0813072514
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-7251-7 / 9780813072517