McCann, Anthony
Summary: In 2016, a group of armed, divinely inspired right-wing protestors led by Ammon Bundy occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in the high desert of eastern Oregon. Encamped in the shadowlands of the republic, insisting that the Federal government had no right to own public land, the occupiers were seen by a divided country as either dangerous extremists dressed up as cowboys, or as heroes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 MCCKeeler, Jacqueline.
Summary: "Native young people and elders pray in sweat lodges at the Océti Sakówin camp, the North Dakota landscape outside blanketed in snow. In Oregon, white men and women in army surplus and western gear, some draped in the American flag, gather in the buildings of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. The world witnessed two standoffs in 2016: the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's protest against an oil pipeline...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Torrey House Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1197 KEELassieur, 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: Vast, wild, and untouched, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is where some of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles unfold. Situated in the northeast corner of Alaska, this refuge has long protected survivors of the Ice Age that still roam a frozen wilderness.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AMESummary: Braving Alaska. Ventures to the Alaskan bush where four families are carving out lives for themselves in the tradition of the state's early settlers. Focuses on the daily challenges of surviving in an untamed wilderness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ALASummary: Environmentalist Leanne Allison and wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer followed a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot, across 1,500 kilometers of rugged Arctic tundra, from Canada's central Yukon to coastal Alaska (the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) and back again. They wanted to raise awareness of threats to the caribou's survival, if proposed oil and gas development goes ahead in the herd's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Film Board of Canada 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEIHelman, Andrea.
Summary: Teaches children about flora and fauna, featuring color photographs and facts about 23 animals from the refuge, from bearded seals to beluga whales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.9798 HELSummary: Journey with National Geographic to Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park and discover what is being done to bring this African oasis back to its former glory, including perhaps the most ambitious restoration effort ever attempted, with elephants, hippos, and scores of zebra, wildebeest, impala, and buffalo being relocated into the park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 967.9 AFRBissonette, Aimée M.
Summary: "Hallie Morse Daggett loved spending time outdoors, hiking among the tall trees of the forests in California's Siskiyou Mountains. She wasn't afraid of the bears, coyotes, and wildcats. But Hallie was afraid of fire and understood the threat it posed to the forests, wildlife, and people. And more than anything, she wanted to devote her life to protecting her beloved outdoors; she decided she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAGSmith, Emma Bland
Summary: "The McNallys are visiting the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on the border of Georgia and Florida. On a swamp tour, Gavin captures two people trapping baby alligators on video. He and his father set off in kayaks to investigate. Can they notify officials about the poachers in time to save the alligators?"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spellbound, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SMISummary: "Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness, it is the world's first national park, a lost world of vast plains and endless forests defended on all sides by towering mountains, home to America's last great bison herds, the grizzly bear and realm of the wolf ... Join the charismatic cast of Yellowstone's wildlife as they turn to face the extreme challenges of the seasons ... The daily struggles of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follows a wayward California brown pelican from her "arrest" on the Golden Gate Bridge into care at a wildlife rehabilitation facility, and from there explores pelicans' nesting grounds, Pacific coast migration and survival challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PELAnderson, Jim D.
Summary: Leon Cromwell is camping in the Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where he and his friend Trevor Hadley are birdwatching. Two sisters float by in their canoe, and, later, one of them, Margaret Thibedeau, dramatically alters his solitary and sometimes lonely existence. When his path later crosses the Hulett clan, a family which lives both inside and outside the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wise Ink 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ANDHiaasen, Carl.
Summary: Honey Santana, the bipolar, self-proclaimed "queen of lost causes," has plans to give Boyd Shreave and his mistress a lesson in civility, unaware that she is being followed by her obsessed ex-employer and her one-time drug runner ex-husband.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HIACopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS HIASummary: 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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Ward, Nathan
Summary: "An epic account of the Old West and a vivid portrait of the outsized life of cowboy, detective, and chronicler Charlie Siringo. No figure in the Old West lived or influenced its legacy more fully than Charlie Siringo. Born in Matagorda, Texas, in 1855, Charlie went on his first cattle drive at age 11 and spent two decades living his boyhood dream as a cowboy. As the dangerous, lucrative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Hiaasen, Carl.
Summary: When a rude telemarketer calls while Honey Santana and her son are having dinner she decides to teach him a lesson in good behavior. She lures him and his mistress with a pitch for Florida real estate and includes her ex-husband and 12-year-old son in her plot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2006
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Summary: Timed to publish with the opening of the Statue of Liberty Museum, this is Lady Liberty's untold story of her building, restoration, and iconic place in the world as brought to life through the fascinating lens of archival images, ephemera from the museum's collection, and today's most compelling photography--restored and resplendent against the New York City skyline.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 BELSummary: Examines immigration policy under both the Trump and Obama administrations, investigates the origins of zero tolerance, and reveals the journeys and voices of children who were separated from their parents.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SEPApplegate, Katherine
Summary: Ivan has been happily living in a wildlife sanctuary, with his friend Ruby next door in the elephant enclosure, frequent visits from his canine friend Bob, and his mate Kinyani by his side. And in the happiest turn of all, Ivan and Kinyani have welcomed a set of twins to their family!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Hiaasen, Carl.
Summary: When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC HIAKaplan, Robert D.
Summary: "The Good American is a story about courage, intense loneliness, and the State Department's golden age during the late Cold War and post-Cold War. It is also a celebration of ground level reporting and getting a worm's eye view of crisis zones. Robert Gersony, a high-school dropout later awarded a bronze star in Vietnam, spent over four decades on the ground in virtually every war and natural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GERSONY, ROBERT KAPSummary: "Ready to go away? The experts at Fodor's are here to help. We're bringing you the very best of Africa, including Kenya's Masai Mara, Tanzania's Serengeti, Botswana's Kwando Reserve, and more. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure that you have all the essential information to plan a perfect trip and make the most of your time"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL AFRICAMalby-Anthony, Françoise
Summary: "Françoise Malby-Anthony's The Elephants of Thula Thula is a powerful, gripping story about an extraordinary herd of elephants and the woman dedicated to keeping them safe. 'Somehow, the elephants got into my soul, and it became my life's work to see them safe and happy. There was no giving up on that vision, no matter how hard the road was at times.' Françoise Malby-Anthony is the owner of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023