{"product_id":"forest-under-fire-christopher-j-huggard-9780816517756","title":"Forest Under Fire: A Century of Ecosystem Mismanagement in the Southwest","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe devastating fire\u003c\/b\u003e that swept through Los Alamos, New Mexico, in the spring of 2000 may have been caused by one controlled burn gone wild, but it was far from an isolated event. All through the twentieth century, our national forests have been under assault from all sides: first ranchers and loggers laid their claims to our national forests, then recreationists and environmentalists spoke up for their interests. Who are our national forests really for? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, leading environmental historians show us what has been happening to these fragile woodlands. Taking us from lumber towns to Indian reservations to grazing lands, \u003ci\u003eForests under Fire\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the interaction of Anglos, Hispanics, and Native Americans with the forests of the American Southwest. It examines recent controversies ranging from red squirrel conservation on Mt. Graham to increased tourism in our national forests. These case studies offer insights into human-forest relationships in places such as the Coconino National Forest, the Vallecitos Sustained Yield Unit, and the Gila Wilderness Area while also drawing on issues and concerns about similar biospheres in other parts of the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the past century, forest management has evolved from a field dominated by the \"conservationist\" perspective--with humans exploiting natural resources-to one that emphasizes biocentrism, in which forests are seen as dynamic ecosystems. Yet despite this progressive shift, the assault on our forests continues through overgrazing of rangelands, lumbering, eroding mountainsides, fire suppression, and threats to the habitats of endangered species. \u003ci\u003eForests under Fire\u003c\/i\u003e takes a closer look at the people calling the shots in our national forests, from advocates of timber harvesting to champions of ecosystem management, and calls for a reassessment of our priorities--before our forests are gone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Introduction: Toward a Twenty-First-Century Forest Ecosystem Management Strategy \/ Christopher J. Huggard \u003cbr\u003e Industry and Indian Self-Determination: Northern Arizona's Apache Lumbering Empire, 1870-1970 \/ Arthur R. Gómez \u003cbr\u003e A Social History of McPhee: Colorado's Largest Lumber Town \/ Duane A. Smith \u003cbr\u003e The Vallecitos Federal Sustained-Yield Unit: The (All Too) Human Dimension of Forest Management in Northern New Mexico, 1945-1998 \/ Suzanne S. Forrest \u003cbr\u003e Grazing the Southwest Borderlands: The Peloncillo-Animas District of the Coronado National Forest in Arizona and New Mexico, 1906-1996 \/ Diana Hadley \u003cbr\u003e America's First Wilderness Area: Aldo Leopold, the Forest Service, and the Gila of New Mexico, 1924-1980 \/ Christopher J. Huggard \u003cbr\u003e \"Where There's Smoke\" Wildfire Policy and Suppression in the American Southwest \/ John Herron \u003cbr\u003e Struggle in an Endangered Empire: The Search for Total Ecosystem Management in the Forests of Southern Utah, 1976-1999 \/ Thomas G. Alexander \u003cbr\u003e Biopolitics: A Case Study of Political Influence on Forest Management Decisions, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, 1980s-1990s \/ Paul W. Hirt \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Seeing the Forest Not for the Trees: The Future of Southwestern Forests in Retrospect \/ Hal K. Rothman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher J. Huggard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816517754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816517756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.28w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2001 pg. 124","brand":"Christopher J. Huggard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447789138175,"sku":"9780816517756","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_51245662-af86-4585-b1e7-dfc7676f3f99.jpg?v=1777234825","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forest-under-fire-christopher-j-huggard-9780816517756","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}