This essay by Travis Belote, Greg Aplet, and Pete McKinley ran abridged in the print version of The Appalachian Voice. 1934 was a big year for conservation in the southern Appalachians. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established in…
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The Conception of Wild Ideas: Scientists Confront Conservation Challenges of Our Times
TAGS: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Land Conservation Land management Southern Appalachian Mountains Wilderness Act wilderness conservation Wilderness Society
Rooted: The Evolution of America’s Conservation Movement
“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.” Edward Abbey, The “Thoreau of the American West” in Desert Solitaire By Brian Sewell In 1963, when the first woman to receive the Audubon Award for achievements in…
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