Wild Nevada : Testimonies On Behalf Of The Desert

For many people beyond Nevada's borders, the state is no more than the nation's desert dumping ground for dangerous waste. Others know it only for its hedonistic centers of gambling and entertainment. This scandal belies the extraordinary beauty and wonder of the state's wilderness areas and the precious natural, aesthetic, and cultural resources to be found there. In Wild Nevada, editors Roberta Moore and Scott Slovic have assembled twenty-nine writers who know and love the Nevada wilderness to testify on its behalf. Contributors include literary artists and scholars, environmental and community activists, leading politicians, ranchers, scientists, and park rangers. Some essays offer observations on the political and philosophical discussions of wilderness that heat up the halls of academia and Congress; others recount moving personal encounters with wild places within Nevada; and still others comment on the ambiguities of preserving wild places through wilderness designation. But despite the eclectic backgrounds of the writers and their varied perspectives on public policy, they are all united in their devotion to the ecological and aesthetic values of Nevada's threatened wilderness areas. Foreword by Michael Frome. Wild Nevada Assembles Twenty-nine Writers Who Know And Love The Nevada Wilderness To Testify On Its Behalf. Contributors Include Literary Artists, Scholars, Environmental And Community Activists, Politicians, Ranchers, Scientists, And Park Rangers, Who Despite Their Eclectic Backgrounds And Their Varied Perspectives On Public Policy Are United In Their Devotion To The Ecological And Aesthetic Values Of Nevada's Threatened Wilderness Areas And In Their Belief In The Critical Role That Wild Places Play In Enhancing Our Human Lives And Spirit. Their Comments Offer Inspiring, Thought-provoking Insight Into The Vital Importance Of Nevada's Back-country.--jacket. Forward / Michael Frome -- Introduction / Scott Slovic And Roberta Moore -- Nevada / Ann Haymond Zwinger -- Finding The Space In The Heart / Gary Snyder -- Getting To Know Her / Brian Beffort -- Mountain Romance / Peter Bradley -- Nevada / Linda Hussa -- Nevada Through The Eyes Of A Western Shoshone / Laura Rainey-carpenter -- Earth, Sky, Invincible Wild / Robert Leonard Reid -- A Chaos Of Contingencies / Robert Mcginty -- Wilderness Point / Patricia Swain -- I Kneel To See The Dead Great Horned Owl / Gary Short -- Nevada : Wilderness Or Wasteland? / Jon Christensen -- A Love Affair With Nevada / Marge Sill -- If We Care, And If We Dare / Ann Ronald -- The Future Of The Great Basin / Michael P. Cohen. Edited By Roberta Moore And Scott Slovic ; Foreword By Michael Frome. "Nevada salvaje reúne a veintinueve escritores que conocen y aman la naturaleza salvaje de Nevada para que testifiquen a su favor. Entre los colaboradores se encuentran artistas literarios, académicos, activistas ambientales y comunitarios, políticos, ganaderos, científicos y guardaparques que, a pesar de sus orígenes eclécticos y sus variadas perspectivas sobre las políticas públicas, están unidos en su devoción a los valores ecológicos y estéticos de las áreas silvestres amenazadas de Nevada y en su creencia en el papel crítico que desempeñan los lugares silvestres en la mejora de nuestras vidas humanas y nuestro espíritu. Sus comentarios ofrecen una visión inspiradora y que invita a la reflexión sobre la importancia vital de la "chaqueta" de Nevada." Mention the phrase "Nevada wilderness" to people outside of the state a few decades ago, and they would likely assume you meant the rough-and-tumble frontier sensibility in mining towns like Virginia City, the wild nightlife of the Las Vegas Strip, or perhaps the concussive intensity of nuclear explosions at the Nevada Test Site.