Smithsonian Book of National Wildlife Refuges by Eric Jay Dolin (2008) Paperback - Softcover

Eric Jay Dolin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156852711X ISBN 13: 9781568527116

Publisher: Konecky and Konecky, 2008

Synopsis

Stretching from the cypress swamps of Okefenokee to the pristine wilderness of Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge, the refuges now occupy 95 million acres of American landscape. This book is the readers guide to these remarkable natural habitats. This handsome 9 x 10 book features hundreds of color photographs and a text by nature writer Eric Jay Dolin which surveys the history of the U.S refuge system from it's beginnings with Teddy Roosevelt's proclamation creating the first National Wildlife Refuge up to today's wildlife preservation initiatives and challenges.

About this title

About the Author:

Eric jay Dolin has degrees from Brown University, the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.). He has worked as a program manager at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an environmental consultant stateside and in London, an intern at the National Wildlife Federation and on Capitol Hill, a fisheries policy analyst at the National Marine Fisheries Service, and an American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow at Business Week.
 
Much of Dolin's writing reflects his interest in wildlife, the environment, and American history. His books include the Smithsonian Book of National Wildlife Refuges, Snakehead: A Fish Out of Water, and Political Waters, a history of the degradation and cleanup of Boston Harbor. His book, Leviathan: The History of Whaling In America (W. W. Norton), was chosen as one of the best nonfiction books of 2007 by the Los Angeles Times and the Boston Globe. Leviathan also won a number of awards, including the 2007 John Lyman Award for U. S. Maritime History and the twenty-third annual L. Byrne Waterman Award, given by the New Bedford Whaling Museum, for outstanding contributions to whaling research and history. His most recent book is Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade (W. W. Norton, July 2010), a national bestseller, was chosen by New West, The Seattle Times, and The Rocky Mountain Land Library as one of the top non-fiction books of 2010.

From Publishers Weekly:

The clearly written text detailing the history of National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) makes a convincing argument for their continuance and expansion. Just as compelling are the Hollingsworths' photos, taken in habitats where plants, animals and insects are protected by law. Photos of red fox pups (Agassiz, Minn.), hatching tundra swans (Yukon Delta, Alaska), an endangered Florida panther, and the Beaver Dam (Fish Springs, Utah) are testaments to the importance of the conservation movement. The voices of nature preservationists of the 19th century, such as John Muir, who founded the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society, whose members fought vigorously against the wanton slaughter of birds in order to decorate women's hats, were heard by President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1903 Roosevelt, who had a deep love of nature and wildlife, launched the NWR system by designating Florida's Pelican Island as a preserve for native birds. Dolin (The Duck Stamp Story) spells out the growth of federal refuges, which have survived despite a lack of funding and shifting political fortunes. Ronald Reagan, for example, tried to expand commercial use of refuges, including timber operations and drilling for oil in Alaska. Jimmy Carter, however, was a friend to conservationists and supported the whooping crane project. In 1997, President Clinton signed the National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act, which set forth the mission of the system to put the wildlife and ecosystems of the refuges before any other considerations. Color and b&w photos.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Konecky and Konecky
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 156852711X
• ISBN 13: 9781568527116
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• Illustrator: John And Karen Hollingsworth