Saved in time : the fight to establish Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado /

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"Reads like a mystery thriller wherein a handful of committed environmentalists forestall the destruction of America's premier fossil beds. Brings to mind John Nichols's The Milagro Beanfield War and Edward Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang. It is a true story with a happy ending (u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leopold, Estella B.
Otros Autores: Meyer, Herbert W. (Herbert William), 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2012.
Temas:
Defenders of Florissant, Inc.
Fossils > Colorado > Florissant Region > History.
Nature conservation > Colorado > Florissant Region > History.
Environmental protection > Colorado > Florissant Region > History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
Environmental protection.
Fossils.
Nature conservation.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.) > History.
Colorado > Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
Colorado > Florissant Region.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Unearthing wonders
  • Geologic book burning or preservation?
  • The developers want Florissant
  • Fossils go to court
  • Victory : in court and in Congress
  • The National Park Service steps in
  • Beyond Florissant
  • Appendix: An epoch sealed in stone : a guide to Florissant's ancient life and fossils.

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