The Paradox of Preservation: Wilderness and Working Landscapes at Point Reyes National Seashore

by Laura Alice Watt

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520277082
• ISBN13: 9780520277083
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"