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Nature's Champion: OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK.

Authors :
Mitchell, John G.
Source :
National Geographic. Jul2004, Vol. 206 Issue 1, p56-75. 20p. 11 Color Photographs, 2 Maps.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Explores Olympic National Park in Washington State. Circumstance of nature and human restraint that have made the park what it is today; Accessible diversities in the park from ocean, rain forest and mountains; Establishment of the park as a nature preserve in 1897 by President Grover Cleveland; Tug-of-war between those who wanted to preserve the park and those who wanted to use its resources; Poachers who scalp the forest of its rare mosses, ferns and red cedar trees; Spotted owl wars in the history of the Pacific Northwest; Draft of plan describing how the National Park Service intends to manage Olympic National Park in the future.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00279358
Volume :
206
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
National Geographic
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
13511043