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White, Mel

Summary: "This reference is the ultimate travel planner for all things national parks, scenic trails, seashores, historic areas, and more"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 UNITED STATES WHI

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 WHI

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 917.304 WHI

White, Mel

Summary: From New England to Alaska, this 544 page resource is filled with helpful advice, historical background, and practical facts on how to reach scores of park system properties, when to go, and what to do there.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 WHI

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 WHI

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 WHI

Offerman, Nick

Summary: A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, inspired by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.93 OFF

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.93 WHE

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 973.93

Gessner, David

Summary: "An urgent call to protect America's public lands, told through New York Times bestselling author David Gessner's American road trip with our greatest conservationist, Theodore Roosevelt, as his guide"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.78 GES

Roberson, Blythe

Summary: Blythe Roberson quits her day job and sets off to visit America's national parks, all the while pondering the question: Is quitting society for the road about enlightenment and liberty, or is it just selfish escapism?

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 917.304 Roberson

Smith, Matt

Summary: "DEAR BOB AND SUE chronicles the journey of Matt and Karen Smith, who took a mid-career break to travel to all 58 U.S. National Parks. Written as a series of emails to their friends, Bob and Sue, they describe their sense of awe in exploring our national parks, and share humorous and quirky observations. The national parks are among the most stunning places in America - pristine wilderness,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Matt and Karen Smith 2017

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Langlois, Krista

Summary: "A book for nature lovers, explorers, hikers, armchair travelers or anyone who wants to learn more about our incredible national parks."--Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.3 LAN

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Ame Langlois

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....

Format: software, multimedia

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...

Format: software, multimedia

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...

Format: software, multimedia

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...

Format: software, multimedia

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...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009

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