The Colorado Plateau: Cultural, Biological, and Physical Research

by Riper III, Charles van and Kenneth L. Cole

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Hardcover, new. Research papers presented at the 6th Biennial Conference on the Colorado Plateau, focusing on the integration of science into resource management issues. The 23 chapters range in content from management techniques for cultural, biological, and physical resources, representing collaborative efforts among federal, university, and private sector scientists and land managers. Chapters on cultural concerns cover benchmarks of modern southwestern anthropological knowledge, models of past human activity and impact of modern visitation at newly established national monuments, challenges in implementing the 1964 Wilderness Act, and opportunities for increased federal research on Native American lands. Indexed. 279 pages.