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100 1 a| Forkey, Neil Stevens,d| 1964-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvTkdPgCvQdjmrVKQhMpq;

245 10 a| Defending a borderland :b| Canadian and American environmental activism in the St. Lawrence Valley /c| Neil S Forkey.;

264 1 a| Amherst :a| Boston :b| University of Massachusetts Press,c| [2026];

300 a| xiv, 222 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 23 cm;

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490 1 a| Environmental History of the Northeast;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| "On the morning of June 23, 1976, the NEPCO 140 barge carying 8.7 milion gallons of thick crude oil, ruptured twice while plying the swift straits of the St. Lawrence River's Thousand Islands region. The disaster prompted concerned citizens to form Save the River, one of the most enduring environmental organizations in North America. In Defending a Borderland, environmental historian Neil S. Forkey examines environmental activism along the St. Lawrence River from the 1970s to the 1990s, a time when numerous citizen groups activated to protect the natural environment. Along with reacting to the "Slick of '76," their actions included stopping low-level military flights, preventing government land acquisition, and blocking new power lines through the countryside. Using deep archival research and oral histories, Forkey reveals the myriad ways US and Canadian citizens organized before social media, gathering around kitchen tables and in school auditoriums to determine ways to effectively reach government officials and neighbors and make lasting changes to protect the natural areas around them for future generations."c| -- backcover;

505 0 a| Introduction the "slick of'76," the St. Lawrence borderland, and the environmental age -- "To live neath the line is a shocking affair": citizens get upset, 1974-1980 -- Confronting nuclear power in Brockville and Prescott, 1976-1980 -- "Why would we want to leave? Where would we go?": thousand islands residents, parks Canada, and the complexities of expansion, 1975-1981 -- Winter navigation and the birth of save the river, 1978-1984 -- "The wind has no boundary": anti-incineration battles, 1983-1990 -- Keeping the north country's skies friendly: the campaign against low-altitude military flights, 1989-1992.;

650 0 a| Environmental protectionz| Saint Lawrence River Valleyx| Citizen participation.;

650 0 a| Green movementz| Saint Lawrence River Valley.;

650 0 a| Oil spillsz| Saint Lawrence River.;

830 0 a| Environmental history of the Northeast.;

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Defending a borderland : Canadian and American environmental activism in the St. Lawrence Valley / Neil S Forkey.

Author/creator	Forkey, Neil Stevens, 1964- author.
Format	Book
Publication	Amherst : Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, [2026]
Description	xiv, 222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects	Environmental protection--Saint Lawrence River Valley. --Citizen participation. Green movement--Saint Lawrence River Valley. Oil spills--Saint Lawrence River.

Series	Environmental History of the Northeast Environmental history of the Northeast.
Contents	Introduction the "slick of'76," the St. Lawrence borderland, and the environmental age -- "To live neath the line is a shocking affair": citizens get upset, 1974-1980 -- Confronting nuclear power in Brockville and Prescott, 1976-1980 -- "Why would we want to leave? Where would we go?": thousand islands residents, parks Canada, and the complexities of expansion, 1975-1981 -- Winter navigation and the birth of save the river, 1978-1984 -- "The wind has no boundary": anti-incineration battles, 1983-1990 -- Keeping the north country's skies friendly: the campaign against low-altitude military flights, 1989-1992.
Abstract	"On the morning of June 23, 1976, the NEPCO 140 barge carying 8.7 milion gallons of thick crude oil, ruptured twice while plying the swift straits of the St. Lawrence River's Thousand Islands region. The disaster prompted concerned citizens to form Save the River, one of the most enduring environmental organizations in North America. In Defending a Borderland, environmental historian Neil S. Forkey examines environmental activism along the St. Lawrence River from the 1970s to the 1990s, a time when numerous citizen groups activated to protect the natural environment. Along with reacting to the "Slick of '76," their actions included stopping low-level military flights, preventing government land acquisition, and blocking new power lines through the countryside. Using deep archival research and oral histories, Forkey reveals the myriad ways US and Canadian citizens organized before social media, gathering around kitchen tables and in school auditoriums to determine ways to effectively reach government officials and neighbors and make lasting changes to protect the natural areas around them for future generations." -- backcover
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9781625349170
ISBN	1625349173

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