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Tornio, Stacy

Summary: "It's so easy to go through the routine of visiting a national park, but this book will encourage families to truly experience the outing. By having things to look for and learn about, it will help families truly be present and in the moment while enjoying these amazing, beautiful lands meant for all people. This is more than just a checklist. Every scavenger hunt is a to-do list...a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.7816 TOR

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.7816 TOR

Egan, Timothy.

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: Narrates the struggles of the overmatched rangers against the implacable fire of August, 1910, and Teddy Roosevelt's pioneering conservation efforts that helped turn public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, though it changed the mission of the forest service with consequences felt in the fires of today.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROOSEVELT, THEODORE EGA

Duncan, Dayton.

Summary: In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009

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

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 333.78 DUN

Egan, Timothy.

Summary: The unfogettable story of America's worst inferno and Teddy Roosevelt's triumphant struggle to save the American forest.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2009

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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 973.911 EGA

1 hold on 6 copies

Summary: Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.783 NAT
2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NAT

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 333.783 NAT

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc N

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD NAT NOT RATED

Summary: The Great Courses is proud to join forces with National Geographic to present Wonders of the National Parks: A Geology of North America. Beautifully illustrated, these 36 half-hour lectures take you to more than a hundred spectacular sites guided by geologist and former college professor Ford Cochran, who is currently the Director of Programming for National Geographic Expeditions.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Great Courses 2015

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Duncan, Dayton.

Summary: This presents a narrative history of the American national park system, examining the events and political battles that led to the establishment of each park while profiling each for its unique attributes.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2009

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 333.78 DUN

Koch, Falynn

Summary: "Join our intrepid tour guides (a Sasquatch and a bald eagle) as they introduce us to the visonaries, artists, and lovres of the American landscape who fought against corruption and self-interest to carve out and protect these epic places for future generations. It's the story of the ongoing battle to ensure the most beautiful spaces in the world are not gated up or destroyed, but preserved and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2022

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

Bohnhoff, Maya Kaathryn

Summary: "Gina "Tinkerbell" Miyoko is not your typical private eye. Armed with a baby blue Magnum, a Harley blessed with Holy Water by her dramatically disposed mother, and a Japanese mingei tucked in her pocket (a good luck charm from her Sherlock Holmes-obsessed father) Tink spends her time sniffing out delinquent dads in the San Francisco Bay area and honing her detective skills. But when her best...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Crime 2018

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOH

Summary: "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...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide 2009

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD YEL

Summary: 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.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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

Summary: Ten-disc expanded edition of National Geographic's National parks collection that explores the natural history and wildlife of America's national parks.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

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Walker, Cameron

Summary: "Divided into eight chapters covering the breadth of the US, pictographic maps locate each of the monuments explored, while double-page, poster-worthy scenes convey the beauty of the areas featured. Monuments covered include Statue of Liberty, Stonewall, Katahdin, the National Mall, Forts of the East, Jewel Cave, Pipestone, Pullman, Grand-Staircase Escalante, Chiricahua National Monument,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of the Quarto Group 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 WAL

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