Saving Big Creek

Author : Andrea Scharf
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ISBN 13 : 9781945587276
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saving Big Creek written by Andrea Scharf and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1979, a developer from Honolulu bought 186 acres on both sides of a small creek on the Central Oregon Coast. His plans for "Big Creek Resort" included a lodge, rustic cabins, a trading post, and two houses for the future owner/managers. Over the years, plans for the resort expanded to include two hotels, a restaurant, a conference center, tennis courts, and individual residences.Surrounded by National Forest, state parks and campgrounds, a proposed wilderness area, and miles of empty, wind-swept beaches, the property was home to elk, salmon and a small butterfly with toasty brown wings, which had just been listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Opposition to the resort -- dismissed by the developer as coming from "a bunch of hippies" -- developed quickly. Proving themselves more resourceful and persistent than the developer expected, the idealistic young activists continued their fight against the proposed destruction of a vital natural area for nearly forty years-through cycles of hope and defeat, and finally, a resolution that satisfied nearly everyone. The fight to save Big Creek will inspire all of us who struggle to make sure that people's voices are heard and that our irreplaceable natural world is protected.

Author : David H. Redinger
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178912560X
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Big Creek written by David H. Redinger and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-05 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature never intended Southern California to be anything but desert, so they said. But settlers turned it into farms, factories and living areas for millions of people. The key to that development was 300 miles north, in the High Sierra, where the company that became the Southern California Edison Company undertook the creation of one of the great water power developments in the world. They called it Big Creek. Completed in 1929, this work of engineering art involved six dams, eight tunnels (one 13 miles long), three major artificial lakes and five powerhouses—all created to ensure electric power for a rapidly growing Los Angeles and suburbs. Author David H. Redinger was Resident Engineer for the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project, one of the most extensive in the world. In this fascinating book, he recounts the obstacles encountered in building a railroad in the High Sierra, from carving roads and tunnels through rough terrain, to enduring snowstorms at high altitudes, and generally accomplishing near-miracles with brainpower, mulepower, steampower, and manpower.

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Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Creek/Hurricane Creek Watershed Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Fork Watershed, KS, and Big Creek-Hurricane Creek Watershed, MO written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Creek, West Fork Watershed, Ringgold County written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Creek Watershed written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Creek, West Fork Watershed, Ringgold County written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Creek and Tributaries Straightening, Enlarging, Clearing, Lower White River Basin written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1514 pages
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Download or read book House documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 1514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard C. Bartlett
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9780292792074
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saving the Best of Texas written by Richard C. Bartlett and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a deep belief in partnerships for conservation, Richard C. Bartlett, Chairman of The Nature Conservancy of Texas, explores the past and ongoing efforts of individuals and groups—private, public, federal, and state—to save the best of Texas' natural landscapes and the myriad species of plants and animals they support. Drawing on some 100,000 miles of backroads travel, Bartlett vividly describes many of the areas that, through a commitment to partnerships, have already been preserved in their natural state. Fine color photographs by Leroy Williamson provide a striking visual counterpoint to the text. These words and images give well-deserved credit to the people responsible for saving some of the best of Texas. They also highlight the need to continue to join together to preserve our natural environment so that the beauty and diversity we enjoy today will be available for future generations. It is the author's hope that Saving the Best of Texas will be a catalyst in that process.