Repairing paradise : the restoration of nature in America's national parks / William R. Lowry.

"Examines whether the U.S. can restore the most-loved crown jewels of its national park system, focusing on four ambitious efforts to reverse environmental damage. Combines field research with public policy analysis to portray the mission to restore the natural health and glory to some of the w...

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Main Author: Lowry, William R. (William Robert), 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2009.
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505 0 |a Changing policies in national parks -- Reintroducing wolves at Yellowstone -- Reducing automobile impacts at Yosemite -- Restoring water to the Everglades -- Removing impediments to river flows at the Grand Canyon -- Repairing damage from past policies. 
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