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03429aam a2200469 i 4500 001 B2E03260029211E9995FCDF696128E48 003 SILO 005 20181218010107 008 170809t20172017oruab b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2017013005 020 $a 0870718975 020 $a 9780870718977 035 $a (OCoLC)983824569 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d GZM $d WLU $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d CTU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a QH76 $b .P359 2017 082 00 $a 333.78/45 $2 23 100 1 $a Palmer, Tim, $d 1948- $e photographer. $e photographer. 245 10 $a Wild and scenic rivers : $b an American legacy / $c texts and photographs by Tim Palmer. 246 30 $a American legacy 264 1 $a Corvalis, OR : $b Oregon State University Press, $c 2017. 300 $a xii, 240 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Foreword / Wm. Robert Irvin -- Beauty, life, and liveliness -- Changing the currents of the past -- Preserving spectacular rivers -- New opportunities for protection -- The nation's rivers -- Reaching further -- The view downstream -- The enduring wildness of rivers -- Appendices: National Wild and Scenic Rivers list ; Enumerating methods ; Chronology of designations ; Rivers listed under Section 5d of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, October 28, 1970 -- Longest and largest Wild and Scenic Rivers. 520 $a "The rivers of America flow from mountains, forests, and grasslands with astonishing beauty, essential to all life. Many of the best of these streams have been safeguarded under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968--America's premier program for the protection of our finest natural waterways. Wild and Scenic Rivers celebrates this creative conservation initiative with 160 stunning photographs and a lively history involving citizen activists, scientists, dedicated public officials, and enlightened political leaders. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, award-winning author and photographer Tim Palmer illuminates the values of this irreplaceable system of free-flowing streams, probes its problems, and addresses its future. With a depth of experience dating almost to the inception of the wild and scenic rivers program, Palmer has captured the splendor and essence of our most extraordinary rivers with his camera, and he has told their remarkable story as no one else could do"--Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $t Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. 630 07 $a Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (United States) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01359590 650 0 $a Wild and scenic rivers $z United States $v Pictorial works. 650 0 $a Stream conservation $z United States $x History. 650 7 $a NATURE $x Rivers. $x Rivers. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a ART $x Landscapes. $x Landscapes. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a PHOTOGRAPHY $x Landscapes. $x Landscapes. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Stream conservation $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01134549 650 7 $a Wild and scenic rivers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01175046 651 7 $a United States $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Pictorial works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423874 941 $a 1 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20200829014347.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B2E03260029211E9995FCDF696128E48 994 $a Z0 $b IX2Initiate Another SILO Locator Search