Saving Point Reyes : How an Epic Conservation Victory Became a Tipping Point for Environmental Policy Action / Gerald Felix Warburg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warburg, Gerald Felix, author.

Series:

Environment and society.

Environment and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental protection.

Point Reyes National Seashore (Calif.)--History.

Point Reyes National Seashore (Calif.).

Point Reyes Peninsula (Calif.)--History.

Point Reyes Peninsula (Calif.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023]

Summary:

"Point Reyes National Seashore is not only a notable piece of land-the first large national park created from all private lands and the first large park adjacent a large metropolitan center-but the fight in the 1960s to save this fragile ecosystem was a key turning point in the environmental movement and helped transform the political landscape of California. Most accounts of this story focus only on the 1962 bill that created the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) on 53,000 acres of private lands just north of San Francisco. But that was only the first act in the saga. The passing of the bill only established the park in theory, and the government only controlled 123 acres at Point Reyes. In the months following the signing ceremony, all three of the champions of the bill died, leaving the PRNS without the leadership necessary to secure funding to purchase the rest of the land. What followed was an epic public policy battle to save Point Reyes. Local grassroots lobbying organizations arose to advance the cause of PRNS and other environmental causes, and their victory in 1970 laid the foundation for future environmental activism. With the new funding, the PRNS expanded to over 71,000 acres, which grew to 87,000 acres with the 1972 creation of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Saving Point Reyes is an environmental policy history that draws on archival materials, oral histories, and new interviews with veteran federal policymakers to understand how legislative bargaining and grassroots politics succeeded in achieving this victory for environmental protection"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Advance Praise

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Saving the "Island in Time

1. The Land and People of Point Reyes

2. Point Reyes and the Origins of the California Conservation Movement

3. Mr. Miller Goes to Washington: The Fight in Congress for Point Reyes

4. The Battle That Had to Be Won Twice

5. Who Saved Point Reyes

6. What Happened Next: Point Reyes and Environmental Politics

7. Lessons Learned: Point Reyes and Future Policy Changes

Timeline

Key Participants

Appendix: Key Documents Related to the Creation of PRNS

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7006-3545-9