Extraordinary women conservationists of Washington : mothers of nature /
"Courageous women are to thank for many of Washington's environmental conservation successes. Bonnie Phillips, MeIanie Rowland and Helen Engle battled harmful timber cutting. Polly Dyer and Emily Haig worked to expand Olympic National Park and organized efforts to establish North Cascades...
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The History Press,
2015.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Extraordinary women conservationists of Washington : |b mothers of nature / |c Dee Arntz ; foreword by Brock Evans. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Charleston, SC : |b The History Press, |c 2015. | |
| 300 | |a 159 pages : |b illustrations, map ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-156) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Preserving national parks and the wilderness : Polly Dyer and Emily Haig -- Building community : elder stateswomen -- Saving ancient forests : Bonnie Phillips, Melanie Rowland and Helen Engle -- Managing growth : the Steel Magnolias and the Iron Lady of the Senate -- Protecting Washington State forests : Jennifer Belcher and Marcy Golde -- Cleaning up toxic Washington : Jolene Unsoeld, Sheri Tonn and Christine Gregoire -- Winning the thirty-year struggle for Nisqually River Delta -- Moving form the backseat the front seat. | |
| 520 | |a "Courageous women are to thank for many of Washington's environmental conservation successes. Bonnie Phillips, MeIanie Rowland and Helen Engle battled harmful timber cutting. Polly Dyer and Emily Haig worked to expand Olympic National Park and organized efforts to establish North Cascades National Park. Women helped create the Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters. As a state representative, Jolene Unsoeld led the fight against Boeing and other major corporations to pass the state Model Toxics Control Act. Author and Washington conservationist Dee Arntz recounts these important stories and many others, showing that the legacy of Washington's female conservationists is nothing short of extraordinary"--Page 4 of cover. | ||
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