Böcker av Lary M. Dilsaver

Restoring Nature examines how the National Park Service has sought to reestablish native species and eradicate the exotic flora and fauna from Channel Islands National Park, and explores why the damage happened in the first place.

Acclaimed as a fundamental resource on the creation, development, and management of America's national park system, this documentary collection is now in paperback for use by students and individual scholars.

This text uses Cumberland Island, located off the coast of Georgia as an example of the difficulty of converting privately owned lands into public space. The fate of the Island has galvanized national environmental groups, the descendants of powerful families, historic preservation organizations, and African-American heritage societies