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Yellowstone and the Snowmobile: Locking Horns Over National Park Use
by Yochim, Michael J. | HC | VeryGood
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780700616428
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Yellowstone and the Snowmobile : Locking Horns over National Park Use
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Genre
- Nature, Travel, Sports & Recreation, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Environmental Conservation & Protection, Winter Sports, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Parks & Campgrounds, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 330 Pages
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It is the world's best-known national park, with a controversy that no amount of snow can bury. Rosy-cheeked snowmobilers extol the glories of riding through a winter wonderland, while environmentalists decry the noise, the air pollution, and the harm to wildlife. There seems to be no room for compromise. In this first book-length study of winter use in any national park, Michael Yochim examines the longstanding conflict between the National Park Service and groups who favor or object to snowmobiles in Yellowstone. By illuminating the fundamental drivers of the controversy--American values, community identity, industry influence, and political tampering with policy--he doesn't merely document the debate but shows how increasingly politicized battles have taken a toll on the autonomy of the NPS and its ability to protect the park. The debate itself, Yochim observes, is not over whether one mode of transportation is more appropriate than another, but whether it is more important to embrace nature's sacredness or one's personal liberties. With motorized snow travel sanctioned for forty years, snowmobilers see their sport as an expression of freedom and rugged individualism, and attempts to curtail their activity as un-American. Conversely, environmentalists see parks as sacred space, so snowmobiles to them are inappropriate in what they regard as a temple. Yochim discusses the political and legal intricacies of arguments on both sides in a balanced presentation--one that does not spare the NPS from close scrutiny--and he examines influence on the Park Service from both political parties. Along the way, he teases out the role of science as a policy guide, the place of values in the controversy, and the influence of strident personalities in the debate. In tracing the history of motorized winter recreational use of the park from the earliest days of winter visitation in the 1930s to the present, Yochim shows that what is at stake is more than recreation in one park but the very mission of the NPS--and whether political machinations will keep it from protecting the park and accomplishing that mission. Yellowstone and the Snowmobile allows readers to better understand this controversy, one that is unlikely to go away any time soon.
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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
070061642x
ISBN-13
9780700616428
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13038528965
Product Key Features
Book Title
Yellowstone and the Snowmobile : Locking Horns over National Park Use
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Winter Sports, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Parks & Campgrounds, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Nature, Travel, Sports & Recreation, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
330 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Qh545.S6y63 2009
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"Exhaustively researched and thoughtfully written, Yochim's chronicle of this momentous, colorful, and often dismaying controversy could not be more timely. All serious observers and participants of the 'snow-mobile wars' should be prepared to expose our convictions to the test of this excellent primer."- Paul Schullery , author of Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir "Yochim writes clearly and effectively on an issue of great significance and presents a complicated story with great skill and ease."- David Louter , author of Windshield Wilderness "Informative and timely, this is a significant contribution to the literatures on parks, public lands, and environmental issues in general."- William R. Lowry , author of The Capacity for Wonder: Preserving National Parks, "Yochim does a masterful job in delving into not only the historical reasons for Yellowstone's embrace of snowmobiles but the political maneuverings at state and federal levels ensuring that snowmobiles remained in the part, despite widespread public sentiment against them."-- Western Historical Quarterly "An insider's perspective on a contentious park issue, albeit one accomplished with detachment and balance. . . . The book is reader friendly: concise, cleanly written, and attractively illustrated."-- American Historical Review "A balanced and incisive analysis of a major controversy that illuminates larger questions of public land use and environmental management in the United States."-- Montana The Magazine of Western History "This unusual book . . . has value to planners, public policy analysts, and thesis writers on a number of levels. Yochim presents the history of winter recreation in Yellowstone, the policy dilemmas of park managers, the science underlying the policy, and the local and national political agendas that dominate public awareness of the issue."-- Choice "An instant classic--the first comprehensive examination of a notorious nationwide controversy, packed with facts and performed without hysteria. It's also well and vividly written, and illustrated with photos and maps. . . . Yochim explores every aspect of the controversy, from the machines' history to their noise and air pollution, impacts on wildlife, the local economies, and the power of distant snowmobile manufacturers. He brings to life the various interest groups with their dueling lawsuits, and the park managers, courtroom judges, and politicians. . . . In his hands, the Yellowstone snowmobile situation becomes a classic example of how controversies develop on all public lands. And he reminds us how often the possible solutions are obscured by the loudest voices."-- High Country News, Exhaustively researched and thoughtfully written, Yochim's chronicle of this momentous, colorful, and often dismaying controversy could not be more timely. All serious observers and participants of the 'snow-mobile wars' should be prepared to expose our convictions to the test of this excellent primer.-- Paul Schullery , author of Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir Yochim writes clearly and effectively on an issue of great significance and presents a complicated story with great skill and ease.-- David Louter , author of Windshield Wilderness Informative and timely, this is a significant contribution to the literatures on parks, public lands, and environmental issues in general.-- William R. Lowry , author of The Capacity for Wonder: Preserving National Parks, "Exhaustively researched and thoughtfully written, Yochim's chronicle of this momentous, colorful, and often dismaying controversy could not be more timely. All serious observers and participants of the 'snow-mobile wars' should be prepared to expose our convictions to the test of this excellent primer."-- Paul Schullery , author of Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir "Yochim writes clearly and effectively on an issue of great significance and presents a complicated story with great skill and ease."-- David Louter , author of Windshield Wilderness "Informative and timely, this is a significant contribution to the literatures on parks, public lands, and environmental issues in general."-- William R. Lowry , author of The Capacity for Wonder: Preserving National Parks, "Yochim does a masterful job in delving into not only the historical reasons for Yellowstone's embrace of snowmobiles but the political maneuverings at state and federal levels ensuring that snowmobiles remained in the part, despite widespread public sentiment against them."-- Western Historical Quarterly "An insider's perspective on a contentious park issue, albeit one accomplished with detachment and balance. . . . The book is reader friendly: concise, cleanly written, and attractively illustrated."-- American Historical Review "A balanced and incisive analysis of a major controversy that illuminates larger questions of public land use and environmental management in the United States."-- Montana The Magazine of Western History "This unusual book . . . has value to planners, public policy analysts, and thesis writers on a number of levels. Yochim presents the history of winter recreation in Yellowstone, the policy dilemmas of park managers, the science underlying the policy, and the local and national political agendas that dominate public awareness of the issue."-- Choice An instant classic--the first comprehensive examination of a notorious nationwide controversy, packed with facts and performed without hysteria. Its also well and vividly written, and illustrated with photos and maps. . . . Yochim explores every aspect of the controversy, from the machineshistory to their noise and air pollution, impacts on wildlife, the local economies, and the power of distant snowmobile manufacturers. He brings to life the various interest groups with their dueling lawsuits, and the park managers, courtroom judges, and politicians. . . . In his hands, the Yellowstone snowmobile situation becomes a classic example of how controversies develop on all public lands. And he reminds us how often the possible solutions are obscured by the loudest voices.-- High Country News, "Yochim does a masterful job in delving into not only the historical reasons for Yellowstones embrace of snowmobiles but the political maneuverings at state and federal levels ensuring that snowmobiles remained in the part, despite widespread public sentiment against them."Western Historical Quarterly "An insiders perspective on a contentious park issue, albeit one accomplished with detachment and balance. . . . The book is reader friendly: concise, cleanly written, and attractively illustrated."American Historical Review "A balanced and incisive analysis of a major controversy that illuminates larger questions of public land use and environmental management in the United States."Montana The Magazine of Western History "This unusual book . . . has value to planners, public policy analysts, and thesis writers on a number of levels. Yochim presents the history of winter recreation in Yellowstone, the policy dilemmas of park managers, the science underlying the policy, and the local and national political agendas that dominate public awareness of the issue."Choice An instant classicthe first comprehensive examination of a notorious nationwide controversy, packed with facts and performed without hysteria. Its also well and vividly written, and illustrated with photos and maps. . . . Yochim explores every aspect of the controversy, from the machineshistory to their noise and air pollution, impacts on wildlife, the local economies, and the power of distant snowmobile manufacturers. He brings to life the various interest groups with their dueling lawsuits, and the park managers, courtroom judges, and politicians. . . . In his hands, the Yellowstone snowmobile situation becomes a classic example of how controversies develop on all public lands. And he reminds us how often the possible solutions are obscured by the loudest voices.High Country News, Exhaustively researched and thoughtfully written, Yochims chronicle of this momentous, colorful, and often dismaying controversy could not be more timely. All serious observers and participants of the snow-mobile warsshould be prepared to expose our convictions to the test of this excellent primer.Paul Schullery , author of Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir Yochim writes clearly and effectively on an issue of great significance and presents a complicated story with great skill and ease.David Louter , author of Windshield Wilderness Informative and timely, this is a significant contribution to the literatures on parks, public lands, and environmental issues in general.William R. Lowry , author of The Capacity for Wonder: Preserving National Parks
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction: Machines in the Winter Wonderland 1. The Public Wants In 2. A Snowmobile Policy for Yellowstone 3. Skating on a Very Thin Edge 4. Crises, Lawsuits, and Politics 5. A New Era or More of the Same? Conclusion: Yellowstone's Wonderland, Alice's Wonderland Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2009
Lccn
2008-040247
Dewey Decimal
363.6/80978752
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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