New Guardians for the Golden Gate: How America Got a Great National ParkUniversity of California Press, 2023. gada 22. dec. - 390 lappuses National parks are a distinctively American idea. But it takes people to make them happen. This unique, insider's account tells how Bay Area activists forged bipartisan local and national support for an unprecedented campaign to create a great new national park. In 1970, beginning with the former Army lands originally reserved to protect San Francisco Bay, the grassroots People for a Golden Gate National Recreation Area succeeded in preserving all of the spectacular land that frames the Golden Gate. Spanning more than thirty eventful years, Amy Meyer tells the story of how dedicated citizens, including visionary conservationist Edgar Wayburn, master politician Phillip Burton, and a battalion of lesser-known but key allies made our democratic system work for the common good and won their fight to save these dramatic and historic lands for all of the American people. Pictures by noted California photographers capture the park’s grandeur and new activities. New Guardians for the Golden Gate tells how a bold vision, dedicated citizens, and a variety of old and new conservation strategies saved these magnificent lands for all time. |
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... purchased three parcels of Sutro property ( but not the baths ) and Sutro's heirs donated 19.56 acres at Sutro Heights with the condition that it be " forever held and maintained as a free Public Resort or Park under the name ' Sutro ...
... purchased three parcels of Sutro property ( but not the baths ) and Sutro's heirs donated 19.56 acres at Sutro Heights with the condition that it be " forever held and maintained as a free Public Resort or Park under the name ' Sutro ...
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... purchased from the city in 1891 , contained East and West Fort Miley , with a Veterans Administration hos- pital ... purchase the property for $ 160,000 and officially named it James D. Phelan Beach State Park . It is known today as ...
... purchased from the city in 1891 , contained East and West Fort Miley , with a Veterans Administration hos- pital ... purchase the property for $ 160,000 and officially named it James D. Phelan Beach State Park . It is known today as ...
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... purchase the land for a park , which the state could then acquire . In 1945 Elizabeth Rogers sold the land to Marin County , which forgave her property taxes as its contribution to the purchase , and in 1946 Camp Taylor became Samuel P ...
... purchase the land for a park , which the state could then acquire . In 1945 Elizabeth Rogers sold the land to Marin County , which forgave her property taxes as its contribution to the purchase , and in 1946 Camp Taylor became Samuel P ...
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... purchase , then to local government agencies , and then to pri- vate buyers . It was still several years before saving obsolete military reservations would become politically popular and credible in Washington . So as threats to the ...
... purchase , then to local government agencies , and then to pri- vate buyers . It was still several years before saving obsolete military reservations would become politically popular and credible in Washington . So as threats to the ...
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... site is now open to visitors with volunteer guides . ( Courtesy Golden Gate National Recreation Area , Park Archives , GOGA - 2316 , 86 - C - 19 , Interpretation Photo Collection . ) $ 1,100,000 . Since this was a municipal purchase ,
... site is now open to visitors with volunteer guides . ( Courtesy Golden Gate National Recreation Area , Park Archives , GOGA - 2316 , 86 - C - 19 , Interpretation Photo Collection . ) $ 1,100,000 . Since this was a municipal purchase ,
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A NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUE BECOMES MUCH BIGGER | 45 |
ORGANIZED ADVOCACY | 74 |
A YEAR AND TWO MONTHS | 94 |
VICTORY IN CONGRESS | 109 |
A NEW PARK EMERGES | 112 |
EXPANDING THE PARK | 135 |
SUSTAINING THE VISION | 179 |
SAFE HARBOR FOR OLD SHIPS | 206 |
THE NATIONAL PARK NEXT DOOR | 218 |
FROM POST TO PARK | 237 |
AFTERWORD | 263 |
NOTES | 271 |
INDEX | 299 |
ON A NEW POLITICAL FRONTIER | 158 |
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New Guardians for the Golden Gate: How America Got a Great National Park Amy Meyer Ierobežota priekšskatīšana - 2023 |
New Guardians for the Golden Gate: How America Got a Great National Park Amy Meyer,Randolph Delehanty Priekšskatījums nav pieejams - 2006 |
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acres advisory commission agency Alcatraz Army asked Audubon Canyon Ranch Bay Area Beach became Bill Thomas Bill Whalen board of supervisors Bolinas boundary Brian building California campaign coastal committee Congress Congressman Crissy Field director district East Fort Miley environmental federal Fort Funston funding Gate National Parks Gate National Recreation GGNRA Golden Gate National hearing House included Interior John Jacobs legislation Mailliard Marin County Marin headlands Marincello Maritime Mason military million Mount Tamalpais National Historic National Park Service National Recreation Area Nixon open space organizations owners parcels park's parkland Parks Conservancy PFGGNRA Phil Burton Phil's phoned Point Reyes National political POST TO PARK President Presidio Presidio Trust programs proposed protect ranch Reyes National Seashore Sala San Francisco Bay San Francisco Chronicle San Mateo County secretary Senate ships Sierra Club staff Sutro Baths Sweeney Ridge told wanted Wayburn West Marin
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285. lappuse - ... to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
285. lappuse - The service thus established shall promote and regulate the, use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments, and reservations hereinafter specified by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments, and reservations...
296. lappuse - JACOBS is professor and chairman of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley.
33. lappuse - Congress created the Bureau of the Budget (now the Office of Management and Budget) to review the morass of agency budgetary information and to approve agency budget requests.
127. lappuse - Commission on general policies and specific matters related to planning, administration and development affecting the recreation area and other units of the national park system in Marin and San Francisco Counties.
168. lappuse - We have every kind of mix you can have. I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple.
51. lappuse - ... among the most vital of our public resources. Yet land suitable for such facilities, especially near heavily populated areas, is being rapidly swallowed up. Plain common sense argues that we give greater priority to acquiring now the lands that will be so greatly needed in a few years. Good sense also argues that the Federal Government itself, as the nation's largest landholder...
34. lappuse - ... all of our resources and earthly goods consist of this land, some of which is heavily encumbered. As deaths occur, they create acute estate tax problems which are further complicated by the restrictions on our land that have arisen because the Congress hasn't authorized completion of the Seashore. Those of us who have loved this land for years and seen it through its many moods and seasons, recognize that this treasure can no longer remain ours to enjoy exclusively. Its beauty and granduer must...
139. lappuse - Permanent Representative of the United States to the Organization of American States, Mr.