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245 10 a| American covenanth| [electronic resource] :b| national parks, their promise, and our nation's future /c| Michael A. Soukup, Gary E. Machlis.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index.;

505 8 a| 1 Good Fortune -- 2 Our Sense of National Parks -- 3 How National Parks Serve the Nation -- 4 National Park Realities and the Everglades Wake-Up Call -- 5 National Parks as American Covenants -- 6 Navigating the Future: Perils and Opportunities -- 7 Correcting Course -- 8 Why Parks Matter -- Notes -- Index.;

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520 8 a| Part memoir, part critique, and paean to the value of national parks, American Covenant distills the experience and insights from two long careers in conservation. Michael A. Soukup and Gary E. Machlis show how the national parks are essential to maintaining the essence of our national heritage, and key to America's future in a changing climate and political landscape. Sharing real-world examples of both victories and defeats in protecting national parks, this candid, thoughtful book reminds us that the national parks are a promise--a covenant--within and between generations of Americans. The book is also a call to revitalize, reconstitute, reconfigure, and reform the National Park Service, which the authors believe is governed too much by ad hoc management practices and politics instead of a foundation of expertise and science.;

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American covenant national parks, their promise, and our nation's future / Michael A. Soukup, Gary E. Machlis.

Author/creator	Soukup, Michael A., 1944-
Other author	Machlis, Gary E.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Description	202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	United States. National Park Service. National parks and reserves--United States. National parks and reserves--United States. --Management.

Contents	1 Good Fortune -- 2 Our Sense of National Parks -- 3 How National Parks Serve the Nation -- 4 National Park Realities and the Everglades Wake-Up Call -- 5 National Parks as American Covenants -- 6 Navigating the Future: Perils and Opportunities -- 7 Correcting Course -- 8 Why Parks Matter -- Notes -- Index.
Summary	Part memoir, part critique, and paean to the value of national parks, American Covenant distills the experience and insights from two long careers in conservation. Michael A. Soukup and Gary E. Machlis show how the national parks are essential to maintaining the essence of our national heritage, and key to America's future in a changing climate and political landscape. Sharing real-world examples of both victories and defeats in protecting national parks, this candid, thoughtful book reminds us that the national parks are a promise--a covenant--within and between generations of Americans. The book is also a call to revitalize, reconstitute, reconfigure, and reform the National Park Service, which the authors believe is governed too much by ad hoc management practices and politics instead of a foundation of expertise and science.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2020943782
ISBN	9780300140354 hardcover
ISBN	0300140355 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

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