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A Species Guide for the Berryessa Snow Mountain Region

Author : Compiled by Mary K. Hanson for Tuleyome

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 150 pages

File Size : 19,85 MB

Release : 2014-12-11

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1312746394

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Tuleyome, a nonprofit conservation organization based in Woodland, California spearheaded the campaign to permanently protect the Berryessa Snow Mountain region which includes parts of Yolo, Lake, Napa, Mendocino and Solano Counties. Our efforts came to fruition when, on July 10, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the proclamation that designated the region as the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The monument is comprised of over 330,000 acres of federal public lands and includes the Cache Creek Wilderness, the Cedar Roughs Wilderness, and the Snow Mountain Wilderness. This species guide contains photographs and information on over 200 distinct species of plants and animals, but they still only comprise a tiny fraction of the flora and fauna found throughout the Berryessa Snow Mountain region. While the guide is not comprehensive, it provides an introduction to the diversity of life found in this rich area, including many common as well as threatened and endangered species.



Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument

Author : Eldridge M. Moores

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Page : 104 pages

File Size : 44,16 MB

Release : 2020-05

Category : Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (Calif.)

ISBN : 9781941624128

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"Exploring the Berryessa Region tells the story of a landscape, just west of Sacramento and north of San Francisco, born through plate tectonic forces. The Berryessa Region anchors the southern end of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument and holds geologic wonders including subduction zones, thrust faults, ophiolites, turbidites, mud volcanoes, and pull apart basins. These features nurture world-renowned biological diversity which, over time, has fostered a rich history of human cultures--including Native Americans. Today recreational opportunities draw new visitors with hiking, camping, birding, botanizing, horse riding, boating, and managed off-highway vehicle use. Regional ecosystem services include water, forests, and ranchlands. Full of rich details, this book helps visitors explore this fascinating region by car and discover how regional diversity developed. Readers can use the mile by mile descriptions as a field guide to explore these geological, ecological, and historical features for themselves."--Back cover.



This Contested Land

Author : McKenzie Long

Publisher : U of Minnesota Press

Page : 286 pages

File Size : 44,12 MB

Release : 2022-10-18

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1452967415

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One woman’s enlightening trek through the natural histories, cultural stories, and present perils of thirteen national monuments, from Maine to Hawaii This land is your land. When it comes to national monuments, the sentiment could hardly be more fraught. Gold Butte in Nevada, Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks in New Mexico, Katahdin Woods and Waters in Maine, Cascade–Siskiyou in Oregon and California: these are among the thirteen natural sites McKenzie Long visits in This Contested Land, an eye-opening exploration of the stories these national monuments tell, the passions they stir, and the controversies surrounding them today. Starting amid the fragrant sagebrush and red dirt of Bears Ears National Monument on the eve of the Trump Administration’s decision to reduce the site by 85 percent, Long climbs sandstone cliffs, is awed by Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings and is intrigued by 4,000-year-old petroglyphs. She hikes through remote pink canyons recently removed from the boundary of Grand Staircase–Escalante, skis to a backcountry hut in Maine to view a truly dark night sky, snorkels in warm Hawaiian waters to plumb the meaning of marine preserves, volunteers near the most contaminated nuclear site in the United States, and witnesses firsthand the diverse forms of devotion evoked by the Rio Grande. In essays both contemplative and resonant, This Contested Land confronts an unjust past and imagines a collaborative future that bears witness to these regions’ enduring Indigenous connections. From hazardous climate change realities to volatile tensions between economic development and environmental conservation, practical and philosophical issues arise as Long seeks the complicated and often overlooked—or suppressed—stories of these incomparable places. Her journey, mindfully undertaken and movingly described, emphasizes in clear and urgent terms the unique significance of, and grave threats to, these contested lands.



Bioregional Planning and Design: Volume I

Author : David Fanfani

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 200 pages

File Size : 30,37 MB

Release : 2020-07-20

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 3030458709

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This book provides a review of the bioregionalist theory in the field of spatial planning and design as a suitable approach to cope with the growing concerns about the negative effects of metropolization processes and the need for a sustainable transition. The book starts out with a section on rethinking places for community life, and discusses the reframing of regional governance and development as well as social justice in spatial planning. It introduces the concept of the urban bioregion, a pivotal concept that underpins balanced polycentric spatial patterns and supports self-reliant and fair local development. The second part of the book focuses on planning, and particularly on the issues that arise from the ‘circular’ recovery of the relation between city and agro-ecosystems for integrated planning and resilience of settlements and discusses topics such as foodshed planning, biophilic urbanism and the integration of rural development and spatial planning. This volume sets out the reference framework for Volume II which deals with more specific and operational issues related to spatial policies and settlement design.



Guide to Western National Monuments

Author : Mike Endres

Publisher : Mountaineers Books

Page : 370 pages

File Size : 15,14 MB

Release : 2021-08-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1937052745

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• The top attractions in 76 National Monuments in 11 states (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY) • Includes 17 national monuments currently under administration review • Features spectacular color photos, maps, trailhead directions, and details about each monument The Guide to Western National Monuments showcases 76 of the nation’s 122 public lands protected by a Presidential decree. These are the best places to visit if you want to hike and camp in spectacular scenery with relatively few people (compared to National Parks). Many of the Monuments contain ancient ruins, pictographs, and petroglyphs that are still in good condition. The Antiquities Act of 1906 gave the President authority to establish National Monuments as an expedient method for protecting natural and historically significant areas in the United States. Theodore Roosevelt designated the first Monument, Devils Tower, and established the long-standing tradition. Many previously-designated Monuments have changed to National Parks or another federal status, while others have been transferred to state control. Nearly half of our current National Parks began as a National Monument. Currently, 23 of the National Monuments--including Bears Ears, Golden Butte, and Giant Sequoia--are under review and may be stripped of their protected status. This guide will help readers understand what may be lost to development.



Our National Monuments

Author : Q. T. Luong

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Page : 308 pages

File Size : 13,38 MB

Release : 2021-09-25

Category :

ISBN : 9781733576079

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From the north woods of Maine to the cactus-filled deserts of Arizona, America's national monuments include vast lands rivaling the national parks in beauty, diversity, and historical heritage. These critically important landscapes, mostly under the Bureau of Land Management supervision, are often under the radar with limited visitor information available yet offer considerable opportunities for solitude and adventure compared to bustling national parks. The Antiquities Act of 1906 gave Presidents the authority to proclaim national monuments as an expedited way to protect areas of natural or cultural significance. Since then, 16 Presidents have used the Antiquities Act to preserve some of America's most treasured public lands and waters. In 2017, an unprecedented Executive Order was issued questioning these designations by calling for the review of 27 national monuments across 11 states and two oceans, opening the threat of development to vulnerable and irreplaceable natural resources. Our National Monuments introduces these spectacular and unique landscapes, in the first book of its kind. Accompanying the collection of scenic photographs is an invaluable guide including maps of each national monument with carefully selected attractions identified and described based on the author's wide-ranging explorations. Our National Monuments invites readers to experience for themselves these lands and learn about the people and cultures who came before, and to whom these lands are still sacred places. QT Luong is one of the most prolific photographers working in America's public lands and the author of Treasured Lands, the best-selling and acclaimed photography book about the national parks. Combining hundreds of his sumptuously printed photographs with essays from citizen conservation associations caring for these national treasures; including a foreword by former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and photographs of marine national monuments from Ansel Adams award-winning photographer Ian Shive, the comprehensive portrayals of Our National Monuments help readers understand how these essential landscapes are preserving America's past and shaping its future.



National Monuments of the USA

Author : Cameron Walker

Publisher : Wide Eyed Editions

Page : 114 pages

File Size : 15,32 MB

Release : 2023-05-02

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 071126550X

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Travel through America’s incredible history and amazing wild places, visiting the National Monuments that celebrate the most iconic and majestic landscapes and locations in the USA. Packed with maps and fascinating facts about the history, architecture, flora, and fauna in some of the most visited National Monuments in the United States, this gorgeously illustrated book showcases the nation’s most historically important and amazing places. Marvel at some of the world’s most famous landmarks, such as the Statue of Liberty. Discover lesser-known but just as breathtaking sites such as the Aniakchak volcano caldera. Read about geological wonders like the John Day Fossil Beds. Learn about places of solemn historical significance, such as the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument. 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, New Mexico, Pullman, Grand-Staircase Escalante, Chiricahua National Monument, AZ, Bandelier National Monument, Rainbow Bridge, the Dinosaur National Monument, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Colorado National Monument, the Devil's Tower, Muir Woods, Golden Gate Bridge, Tule Lake, Mount St Helens, John Day Fossil Beds, Admiralty Island, the Misty Fjords, Aniakchak, Papahānaumokuākea, Marianas Trench, Rose Atoll, and more! Spot artworks and captions give important historical context for the memorial sites, as well as scientific information about the animals and plants found in the precious natural habitats. The perfect armchair escapism for adventure-hungry kids, readers will marvel at the fantastic sights to be seen throughout the United States of America. Brimming with facts, activities, and beautiful illustrations, the National Parks of the USA series of books immerses young people in the wonders of America’s outdoors. Learn about the wonderful wildlife, stunning scenery, and rare plants that inhabit these precious outdoor spaces. Celebrate these beautiful and rare locations, and be awed by the diversity and grandeur of the national parks’ living landscapes. Also in the series: National Parks of the USA and National Parks of the USA Postcards.



Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States

Author : United States. Congress. House

Publisher :

Page : 1468 pages

File Size : 42,55 MB

Release : 2014

Category : Legislation

ISBN :

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Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House."



Congressional Record

Author : United States. Congress

Publisher :

Page : 642 pages

File Size : 40,70 MB

Release : 2017

Category : Law

ISBN :

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A Compendium of Tuleyome Tales, Volume 2

Author : Compiled by Mary K. Hanson for Tuleyome

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 134 pages

File Size : 16,60 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Reference

ISBN : 132920364X

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At Tuleyome, we believe that everyone deserves access to the outdoors. Our nationally award winning program, Home Place Adventures, encourages people of all ages to become more connected to and involved with the natural world that surrounds us. Our goal is to educate and empower our community to care for and help protect the land and resources that we enjoy and on which we depend. Part of the Home Place Adventures programs includes our "Tuleyome Tales", feature articles written primarily by staff that are published in regional newspapers. This book embodies the tales written between January 2011 and June of 2016. Other tales can be found in Volume 1. They have been published online and in local newspapers such as The Daily Democrat, The Davis Enterprise, Lake County News, The Napa Valley Register, The West Sacramento News Ledger, Red Bluff News, the Winters Express and others. The book was compiled by Mary K. Hanson, a Certified California Naturalist.