Summary: In 1851, word spread of California’s beautiful Yosemite Valley, attracting visitors who wished to exploit the land for commercial gain as well as those who wished to keep it pristine. This episode relates how a Scottish-born wanderer named John Muir made protecting this land a spiritual calling. In 1864, Congress passed an act that protects Yosemite from commercial development—the first time in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Following World War II, the parks were overwhelmed as visitation reached 62 million people a year. This final episode describes how a billion-dollar campaign, Mission 66, was created to build facilities and infrastructure to accommodate the growing flood of visitors. Biologist Adolph Murie introduced the revolutionary notion that predatory animals deserved the same protection as other wildlife....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This episode tells how, by the end of the 19th century, industrialization had left many Americans worried about whether the country would have any pristine land left. Poachers in the parks were rampant, and visitors were littering or carving their names in wilderness sites. Congress had yet to establish judicial authority or set aside appropriations for protection of the parks. This sparked a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In the early 20th century, America had a dozen national parks, but they were a haphazard patchwork of special places under the supervision of different federal agencies. This episode traces how the conservation movement pushed the government to establish one unified agency to oversee all the parks. This led to the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916. Its first director, Stephen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In this episode, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to battle unemployment in the Great Depression, created the Civilian Conservation Corps, which spawned a “golden age” for the parks through major renovation projects. In a groundbreaking study, a young NPS biologist named George Melendez Wright discovered widespread abuses of animal habitats and pushed the service to reform its wildlife policies. Congress...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This episode follows the growth of the NPS after the advent of the automobile gave more people than ever the ability to travel to visit the parks. Stephen Mather embraced this opportunity and worked to build more roads in the parks. In North Carolina, Horace Kephart, a reclusive writer, and George Masa, a Japanese immigrant, launched a campaign to protect the last stands of virgin forest in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Not a travel guide, this book is a collection of essays that delve into issues affecting America's national parks and historic sites. The authors, who all have deep personal and professional connections to the national parks, explore how the nation's biological and cultural diversity is represented; the importance of balancing between recreation and preservation; the dynamics of nature as they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: George Braziller Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333 MANLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An illustrated, region-by-region guide to the national parks of Canada, offering sample itineraries and site-by-site tours, and providing historical information, location and activity descriptions, tips for travelers, maps, and lodging information with addresses, phone numbers, and price ranges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.1 CANADA NATShepherd, Jodie
Summary: Young readers will love exploring Joshua Tree National Park where the oldes rocks are about 1.7 billion years oldl! They'll also enjoy discovering the park's plants, animals, and other landforms--all in the pages of this fun and fascinating book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Fifty-Nine Parks (Firm)
Summary: "Explore the majesty of the National Parks through the eyes of contemporary artists"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Earth Aware Editions 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 917.3002 ARTSummary: Firsthand guidance from expert travel writers, activities, lodgings, and excursions to nearby national historic sites, itineraries and site-by-site tours geared to your time, 250 color photos capture the spendour of each entry, and 42 easy-to-use maps lead to the parks, sites, trails, and campgrounds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.104 NATNational Geographic Society (U. S.)
Summary: The majority of national park visitors often stick to the most celebrated trails and scenic overlooks, missing a whole world of stunning scenery in the process. Informed by park rangers, superintendents, and frequent park visitors, National Geographic Secrets of the National Parks provides inspiration and information to plan your visit beyond the well-trodden, touristy spots in these 32...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Oswald, Michael Joseph
Summary: "The new edition of this award-winning guide includes more than 450 new photographs, 160 revised maps, and 50 hiking tables, making it the only guidebook you'll need to explore the United States National Parks. An all new design with the same intuitive layout keeps the step-by-step itineraries, kid-friendly activities, and most popular ranger programs at your fingertips to help plan your next...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Road Press 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 917.3 OSWNational Geographic Society (U. S.)
Summary: Offers descriptions, road maps, itineraries, travel tips, costs, and contact information for national parks ranging from Virginia's Shenandoah to Alaska's Glacier Bay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL USACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 NATParks, Christine
Summary: Make a fresh pot, sit down, and discover the joys of growing and processing your own tea at home. Parks and Walcott cover it all from growing tea plants and harvesting leaves, to the distinct processes that create each tea's signature flavors. You'll discover tea's ancient origins, learn about the single plant that produces white, green, oolong, and black teas, and discover step-by-step...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633.72 PARAmandolare, Sarah
Summary: A guide to national parks in the West provides information on attractions, accommodations, restaurants, features, and activities for each location, as well as tips on when to go and how to save money.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL USASummary: The "geologic staircase" of the Southwest includes the Bryce Canyon, Zion, Glen Canyon, Monument Valley and Grand Canyon National Parks. A rugged, arid region, encompassing parts of Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico, the Colorado Plateau is home to these geographically close, but utterly unique, landmarks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.92 GRANational Geographic (COR)
Summary: Bask in the spectacular beauty, thrilling terrain, and quiet peacefulness of the country's finest state parks, hand-picked by park directors and National Geographic editors. This fully updated fifth edition includes 750 additional off-the-beaten track destinations. Beautifully written descriptions tell the stories of the parks, from their wildlife, natural features, and history to their most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 NATFeder, Kenneth L.
Summary: "Here's a full-color travel guide to national parks and national monuments that have a strong connection to the lives of America's First Peoples"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 FEDGraf, Mike.
Summary: Describes Olympic National Park, including its location, history, plants and animals, weather, and activities for visitors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.798 GRAGraf, Mike.
Summary: Describes Yellowstone National Park, including its location, history, plants and animals, weather, and activities for visitors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978.752 GRAGraf, Mike.
Summary: Descibes Rocky Mountain National Park, including its location, history, plants and animals, weather, and activities for visitors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978.869 GRASummary: This premium, blue-chip Centennial Collection features beautiful new footage of eight of America's most beloved National Parks, creating an experience of some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world. Insightful explorations and fascinating stories of America's most majestic lands include Olympic, Yosemite, Everglades, Yellowstone, Saguaro, Grand Canyon, and Great Smoky Mountains.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019