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Nature's Champion: OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK.
- Source :
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National Geographic . Jul2004, Vol. 206 Issue 1, p56-75. 20p. 11 Color Photographs, 2 Maps. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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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