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Author Watt, Laura Alice, 1966- author.

Title The paradox of preservation : wilderness and working landscapes at Point Reyes National Seashore / Laura Alice Watt ; foreword by David Lowenthal.

Publication Info. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : a management controversy at Point Reyes -- Landscapes, preservation, and the National Park ideal -- Making public parks from private lands -- Acquisition and its alternatives -- Parks as (potential) wilderness -- Remaking the landscape -- Reassertion of the park ideal -- The politics of preservation -- Conclusion : Point Reyes as a Leopoldian Park.
Summary "Point Reyes National Seashore has a long history as a working landscape, with dairy and beef ranching, fishing, and oyster farming; yet, since 1962 it has also been managed as a National Seashore. The Paradox of Preservation chronicles how national ideals about what a park 'ought to be' have developed over time and what happens when these ideals are implemented by the National Park Service (NPS) in its efforts to preserve places that are also lived-in landscapes. Using the conflict surrounding the closure of the Drakes Bay Oyster Company, Laura Alice Watt examines how NPS management policies and processes for land use and protection do not always reflect the needs and values of local residents. Instead, the resulting landscapes produced by the NPS represent a series of compromises between use and protection--and between the area's historic pastoral character and a newer vision of wilderness. A fascinating and deeply researched book, The Paradox of Preservation will appeal to those studying environmental history, conservation, public lands, and cultural landscape management, or to those looking to learn more about the history of this dynamic California coastal region"--Provided by publisher.
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Subject United States. National Park Service.
United States. National Park Service.
Point Reyes National Seashore (Calif.)
Natural resources conservation areas -- California -- Point Reyes Peninsula -- Management.
Natural resources conservation areas.
California -- Point Reyes Peninsula.
Management.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Lowenthal, David, writer of foreword.
Other Form: Print version: Watt, Laura Alice, 1966- Paradox of preservation. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520277076 (DLC) 2016018943
ISBN 9780520966420 (electronic book)
0520966422 (electronic book)
9780520277076 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0520277074 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9780520277083 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0520277082 (paperback ; alkaline paper)