TY - GEN T1 - Forces of nature : a history of Florida land conservation A1 - Henderson, Clay, 1955- LA - English PP - Gainesville PB - University Press of Florida YR - 2022 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1337408775 AB - "In this comprehensive history of land conservation in Florida, Clay Henderson celebrates the individuals and organizations who made the state a leader in state-funded conservation and land preservation"-- AB - "The activists and victories that made Florida a leader in land preservation Despite Florida's important place at the beginning of the American conservation movement and its notable successes in the fight against environmental damage, the full story of land conservation in the state has not yet been told. In this comprehensive history, Clay Henderson celebrates the individuals and organizations who made the Sunshine State a leader in state-funded conservation and land preservation. Starting with early naturalists like William Bartram and John Muir who inspired the movement to create national parks and protect the country's wilderness, Forces of Nature describes the efforts of familiar heroes like Marjorie Stoneman Douglas and May Mann Jennings and introduces lesser-known champions like Frank Chapman, who helped convince Theodore Roosevelt to establish Pelican Island as the first national wildlife refuge in the United States. Henderson details how many of Florida's activists, artists, philanthropists, and politicians have worked to designate threatened land for use as parks, preserves, and other conservation areas. Drawing on historical sources, interviews, and his own long career in environmental law, Henderson recounts the many small victories over time that helped Florida create several units of the national park system, nearly thirty national wildlife refuges, and one of the best state park systems in the country. Forces of Nature will motivate readers to join in defending Florida's natural wonders. "-- OP - 439 CN - S932.F6 H46 2022 SN - 9780813069524 SN - 0813069521 SN - 9780813070261 SN - 0813070260 SN - 9780813072517 SN - 0813072514 KW - Conservation of natural resources : Florida : History. KW - Land use : Florida : History. KW - Nature : Effect of human beings on : Florida. KW - Nature conservation : Florida. KW - Conservation des ressources naturelles : Floride : Histoire. KW - Utilisation du sol : Floride : Histoire. KW - Êtres humains : Influence sur la nature : Floride. KW - Nature : Conservation : Floride. KW - HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) KW - NATURE / Regional. KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Land use KW - Nature conservation KW - Nature : Effect of human beings on KW - Florida KW - Electronic books. KW - History ER -