The Greater San Rafael Swell : honoring tradition and preserving storied lands / Stephen E. Strom and Jonathan Bailey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strom, Stephen, author.

Bailey, Jonathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental management--Utah--Emery County.

Environmental management.

Landscape protection--Utah--Emery County.

Landscape protection.

San Rafael Swell (Utah).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tucson, Arizona : The University of Arizona Press, [2022]

Summary:

"The Greater San Rafael Swell: Honoring Tradition and Conserving Land in Utah's Emery County introduces readers to Emery County, an area containing 630,000 acres of public land protected under the Emery County Public Land Management Act passed in March 2019. It discusses the landscape and the country's geological, paleontological, and cultural history. Through conversations with more than 40 individuals, the book examines how the land gained protection in the face of long-standing tensions between conservationists and those who believe that public lands should primarily serve economic interests. It also explores and compares how three other rural counties in the West (Utah and Idaho) resolved such tensions to protect other conservation areas. The book is filled with 125 color images of scenery, rock art, archival historic photos, largely taken by the authors."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Strom, Stephen E. The Greater San Rafael Swell

ISBN:

0-8165-4516-2

OCLC:

1303187784