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OverviewThis is the first comprehensive environmental history of California's Great Central Valley, where extensive freshwater and tidal wetlands once provided critical habitat for tens of millions of migratory waterfowl. Weaving together ecology, grassroots politics, and public policy, Philip Garone tells how California's wetlands were nearly obliterated by vast irrigation and reclamation projects, but have been brought back from the brink of total destruction by the organized efforts of duck hunters, whistle-blowing scientists, and a broad coalition of conservationists. Garone examines the many demands that have been made on the Valley's natural resources, especially by large-scale agriculture, and traces the unforeseen ecological consequences of our unrestrained manipulation of nature. He also investigates changing public and scientific attitudes that are now ushering in an era of unprecedented protection for wildlife and wetlands in California and the nation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip GaronePublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9780520266636ISBN 10: 0520266633 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 10 April 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Wetlands and Waterfowl 1. The Nature of the Great Central Valley and the Pacific Flyway Part Two. The Fall 2. From Native American Lands of Plenty to Waste Lands 3. The San Joaquin Valley: A Tale of Two Basins 4. Reclamation and Conservation in the Sacramento Valley 5. The Sacramento--San Joaquin Delta and the Central Valley Project's Origins Part Three. The Rise 6. Turning the Tide: Federal and State Responses to the Waterfowl Crisis 7. Battles for the Grasslands and the San Joaquin River 8. Conflicting Agendas: New Refuges and Water Projects for the San Joaquin Valley 9. Tragedy at Kesterson Reservoir 10. Wetlands Resurgent: The Central Valley in the Twenty-First Century Epilogue: Global Climate Change and the Wetlands of the Great Central Valley Appendix. Animals and Plants of the Central Valley Discussed in the Text Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsEnlightening. . . . [Garone's book] extend[s] our understanding of the complexities of water politics in California. -- Western Historical Qtly The book has a place alongside the standards of the field. -- Agricultural History The book has a place alongside the standards of the field. --Agricultural History Enlightening... [Garone's book] extend[s] our understanding of the complexities of water politics in California. --Western Historical Qtly Fascinating... This book will be accessible to a wide audience, is richly documented, and will be an invaluable resource. --Qtly Review of Biology The book has a place alongside the standards of the field. -- Eric Steiger Agricultural History 20120509 Enlightening... [Garone's book] extend[s] our understanding of the complexities of water politics in California. -- Jeffrey K. Stine Western Historical Qtly 20120402 Fascinating... This book will be accessible to a wide audience, is richly documented, and will be an invaluable resource. -- Walter G. Duffy, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California Qtly Review Of Biology 20130322 Author InformationPhilip Garone is Associate Professor of History at California State University, Stanislaus. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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