Force of Nature : George Fell, Founder of the Natural Areas Movement.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780299312336
- Fell, George B
- Nature Conservancy (U.S.)-History
- Natural Areas Association (U.S.)-History
- Illinois Nature Preserves Commission-History
- Natural Land Institute (Rockford, Ill.)-History
- Natural areas-Illinois-History
- Nature conservation-Illinois-History
- Conservationists-Illinois-Biography
- Natural areas-United States-History
- Nature conservation-United States-History
- 333.7209773
- QH76
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword by Peter R. Crane -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Prologue -- 1. From the Bend of a Beautiful River to the Alcatraz of Conscientious Objector Camps -- 2. Threatened Lands, Living Museums -- 3. The Nature Conservancy: Setting Up the Necessary Structure Ourselves -- 4. The Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act: If at First You Don't Succeed . . . -- 5. The Illinois Nature Preserves Commission: Where Once We Were Opportunists -- 6. Sowing More Acorns, Fighting More Battles -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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