A storied wilderness
Feldman, James W.
A storied wilderness rewilding the Apostle Islands / [electronic resource] : James W. Feldman ; foreword by William Cronon. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xvii, 330 p. :) ill., maps ; - Weyerhaeuser environmental books . - Weyerhaeuser environmental book. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How should we understand and value wild places with human pasts? James Feldman argues convincingly that such places provide the opportunity to rethink the human place in nature.The Apostle Islands are an ideal setting for telling the national story of how we came to equate human activity with the loss of wilderness characteristics when in reality all of our cherished wild places are the products of the complicated interactions between human and natural history."--pub. desc. A Storied Wildernesstraces the complex history of human interaction with the Apostle Islands. In the 1930s, resource extraction made it seem like the islands' natural beauty had been lost forever. But as the island forests regenerated, The ways that people used and valued the islands changed--human and natural processes together led To The re-wilding of the Apostles. In 1970, The Apostles were included in the national park system and ultimately designated as the Gaylord Nelson Wilderness. "The Apostle Islands are a solitary place of natural beauty, with red sandstone cliffs, secluded beaches, and a rich and unique forest surrounded by the cold, blue waters of Lake Superior. But this seemingly pristine wilderness has been shaped and reshaped by humans. The people who lived and worked in the Apostles built homes, cleared fields, and cut timber in the island forests. The consequences of human choices made more than a century ago can still be read in today's wild landscapes.
9780295802978
Restoration ecology--Wisconsin--Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
National parks and reserves--Management.--United States
National parks and reserves--History.--United States
Restoration ecology--History.--United States
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wis.)--Environmental conditions.
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wis.)--Management.
Electronic books.
QH541.15.R45 / F45 2011
333.73/15
A storied wilderness rewilding the Apostle Islands / [electronic resource] : James W. Feldman ; foreword by William Cronon. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xvii, 330 p. :) ill., maps ; - Weyerhaeuser environmental books . - Weyerhaeuser environmental book. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How should we understand and value wild places with human pasts? James Feldman argues convincingly that such places provide the opportunity to rethink the human place in nature.The Apostle Islands are an ideal setting for telling the national story of how we came to equate human activity with the loss of wilderness characteristics when in reality all of our cherished wild places are the products of the complicated interactions between human and natural history."--pub. desc. A Storied Wildernesstraces the complex history of human interaction with the Apostle Islands. In the 1930s, resource extraction made it seem like the islands' natural beauty had been lost forever. But as the island forests regenerated, The ways that people used and valued the islands changed--human and natural processes together led To The re-wilding of the Apostles. In 1970, The Apostles were included in the national park system and ultimately designated as the Gaylord Nelson Wilderness. "The Apostle Islands are a solitary place of natural beauty, with red sandstone cliffs, secluded beaches, and a rich and unique forest surrounded by the cold, blue waters of Lake Superior. But this seemingly pristine wilderness has been shaped and reshaped by humans. The people who lived and worked in the Apostles built homes, cleared fields, and cut timber in the island forests. The consequences of human choices made more than a century ago can still be read in today's wild landscapes.
9780295802978
Restoration ecology--Wisconsin--Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
National parks and reserves--Management.--United States
National parks and reserves--History.--United States
Restoration ecology--History.--United States
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wis.)--Environmental conditions.
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wis.)--Management.
Electronic books.
QH541.15.R45 / F45 2011
333.73/15