The Catskill Park
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| Author | : Norman James Van Valkenburgh |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1883789427 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781883789428 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Catskill Park by : Norman James Van Valkenburgh
Book excerpt: History of New York State's Catskill Park (established 1904) and the Catskill Forest Preserve (established 1885), one of the earliest experiments in environmental conservation in the United States, wherein wildlands coexist with private property within the blue line of the Catskill Park. Illustrated with 32 pages of color photographs and more than 70 historical & contemporary B&W photographs, and including the Carpenter Report, an 1886 inventory of the Catskill Mtns., including its streams and rivers, game, forests & industry.
