| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (126 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
River Books
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River books (Series)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Andrew Sansom -- Acknowledgments / Ed Crowell -- Introduction -- The end: a bustling cityscape where an aquifer's springs fill a historic pool -- Saving salamanders: searching for, counting, and raising two endangered species -- Family lands: the Starks' summer camp and the family legacy of Truman Breed -- Public battles: Barton Springs uprising stokes decades of political and legal fights -- Shield Ranch: six miles and sixty-eight hundred acres of protected water and land -- Wild Greenbelt: pleasures, dangers, and challenges in canyons above Barton Springs -- Hidden neighbors: famed author's retreat and the nature conservancy's preserve -- Vireos and warblers: working to keep thousands of acres of habitat beckoning birds -- Checking for pollutants: watershed checkups amid new pressures from development -- Generations of care: rancher Henry Brooks and the Puryears protect their lands -- Conserving history: reviewing an easement where an 1800s pioneer era ended -- The beginning: Ralph Roy Breed's pasture trickle and a farm for cheesemaking -- Further reading and resources. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Barton Creek (Hayes County and Travis County, Tex.) -- Environmental conditions.
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Springs -- Texas -- Texas Hill Country -- Environmental conditions.
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Springs. |
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Texas -- Texas Hill Country. |
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Environmental conditions. |
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Spring ecology -- Texas -- Texas Hill Country.
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Spring ecology. |
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Environmental protection -- Texas -- Austin -- Citizen participation.
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Environmental protection. |
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Texas -- Austin. |
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Political participation. |
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Water conservation -- Texas -- Austin.
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Water conservation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Sansom, Andrew, writer of foreword.
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MartÃnez, Alberto, photographer.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Crowell, Ed, 1948- Barton Creek. First edition. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2019] 9781623497293 (DLC) 2018033736 |
| ISBN |
9781623497309 (electronic book) |
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1623497302 (electronic book) |
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9781623497293 (; alkaline paper) |
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