New Mexico and Arizona State Parks

New Mexico and Arizona State Parks
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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 089886559X
ISBN-13 : 9780898865592
Rating : 4/5 (9X Downloads)

Synopsis New Mexico and Arizona State Parks by : Don Laine

Showcasing 64 of the best state parks in the region, the authors direct readers to some of the finest hiking, skiing, climbing, boating, and desert exploration opportunities available. Each description highlights the park's location, facilities, and history as well as activities for everyone from young adventurers to families to retired travelers. 66 maps. 75 photos.

Arizona State Parks

Arizona State Parks
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Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9780826359285
ISBN-13 : 0826359280
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Arizona State Parks by : Roger Naylor

In this guide we join travel writer Roger Naylor as he takes us through the state parks of this amazing region.

Riparian Management

Riparian Management
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 436
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D03001131B
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Rating : 4/5 (1B Downloads)

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Gateways to the Southwest

Gateways to the Southwest
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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9780816534395
ISBN-13 : 081653439X
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Gateways to the Southwest by : Jay M. Price

Arizona is home to some of the region's most stunning national parks and monuments and has had a long tradition of strong federal agencies—along with effective local governments—developing and managing parklands. Before World War II, protecting sites from development seemed counterproductive to a state government dominated by extractive industries. By the late 1950s this state that prided itself on being a tourist destination found its lack of state parks to be an embarrassment. Gateways to the Southwest is a history of the creation of state parks in Arizona, examining the ways in which different types of parks were created in the face of changing social values. Jay Price tells how Arizona's parks emerged from the recreation and tourism boom of the 1950s and 1960s, were shaped by the environmental movement of the 1970s and 1980s, and have been affected by the financial challenges that arose in the 1990s. He also explains how changing political realities led to different methods of creating parks like Catalina, Homol'ovi Ruins, and Kartchner Caverns. In addition, places that did not become state parks have as much to tell us as those that did. By the time the need for state parks was recognized in Arizona, most choice sites had already been developed, and Price reveals how acquiring land often proved difficult and expensive. State parks were of necessity developed in cooperation with the federal government, other state agencies, community leaders, and private organizations. As a result, parks born from land exchanges, partnerships, conservation easements, and other cooperative ventures are more complicated entities than the "state park" designation might suggest. Price's study shows that the key issue for parks has not been who owns a place but who manages it, and today Arizona's state parks are a network of lake-based recreation, historic sites, and environmental education areas reflecting issues just as complex as those of the region's better-known national parks. Gateways to the Southwest is a case study of resource stewardship in the Intermountain West that offers new insights into environmental history as it illustrates the challenges and opportunities facing public lands all over America.

Arizona, Utah, & NM Parks Guide

Arizona, Utah, & NM Parks Guide
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Publisher : Hunter Publishing, Inc
Total Pages : 154
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ISBN-10 : 9781588430045
ISBN-13 : 1588430049
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Arizona, Utah, & NM Parks Guide by : Barbara Sinotte

Details of all the state and national parks. This describes them all, from the vast national parks to little-visited wilderness preserves. Facilities, hiking trails, fees, campgrounds, fishing, canoeing, history, nearby attractions, directions everything

Desert Dinosaurs: Discovering Prehistoric Sites in the American Southwest

Desert Dinosaurs: Discovering Prehistoric Sites in the American Southwest
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Publisher : The Countryman Press
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9780881509984
ISBN-13 : 0881509981
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Desert Dinosaurs: Discovering Prehistoric Sites in the American Southwest by : Anthony D. Fredericks

Combines literary anecdotes with recommendations for hands-on discovery to introduce natural-world excavations in Arizona and New Mexico, where dinosaurs used to roam during the Mesozoic era.