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  • Stepping Outside

    Nature and Society in Texas State Parks

    Series series Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. Books on Conservation Leadership, sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
    The story of state parks in Texas is a compelling one, rich with environmental and cultural history. Environmental geographer and scientist Jason P. Julian’s visits to each state park, initially for outdoor recreation and then for research, sparked a keen interest in the interwoven natural and cultural history of the parks. Stepping Outside: Nature and Society in Texas State Parks tackles the ... Leer más

    $11.59 USD

  • The Untold Story of the Lower Colorado River Authority

    de John Williams ...
    Series series River Books, Sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
    Arguably, no other institution has transformed the heart of Texas like the Lower Colorado River Authority. Born in the Great Depression of the 1930s, LCRA built a chain of dams and brought predictability to the cycles of extreme droughts and floods that had long plagued Austin and other communities. It also brought hydroelectric power—and with that, modern-day civilization—to the hard-scrabble ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Wild Women for Good

    Stories of Conservation in Texas

    Series series Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. Books on Conservation Leadership, sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
    Women have been shaping the conservation movement in Texas since the nineteenth century, though their stories are rarely told. Women played an invaluable role in the establishment of parks, protection of wildlife, developing policies that value nature, and defending communities against pollution and destruction of habitat. Their efforts enriched and reinforced the natural heritage of Texas. Wild ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Replenishing Our Hills

    Protecting Lands in the Heart of the Hill Country

    Series series Myrna and David K. Langford Books on Working Lands
    The Hill Country, “sweet spot of Texas,” is in danger of being loved to death, or so it seems. The good news is that all the growth and development has triggered some serious conservation efforts. Folks are joining forces to protect the lands and waters of this extraordinary region—families have been partnering with land trusts to save their legacies; citizens have been creating parks, greenways, ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Other Side of Nowhere

    Exploring Big Bend Ranch State Park and Its Flora

    de Roy Morey ...
    Series series Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. Books on Conservation Leadership, sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
    Acquired by the State of Texas in 1988 and first opened to the public as Big Bend State Natural Area in 1991, Big Bend Ranch State Park (BBR) lies within the southern Big Bend of the Trans-Pecos, encompassing some 492 square miles of the Chihuahuan Desert and representing nearly half the total acreage of the Texas state park system.Unlike nearby Big Bend National Park—BBR is relatively ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Viva Texas Rivers!

    Adventures, Misadventures, and Glimpses of Nirvana along Our Storied Waterways

    de Andrew Sansom ...
    Series series Wittliff Collections Literary Series
    More than the lifeblood of our natural world, Texas rivers have nourished the human spirit for as long as people have gathered on their banks. A living bond has flowed between Texas writers and rivers ever since the 1960 publication of John Graves’s classic journey along the Brazos, Goodbye to a River.Many of Texas’ leading writers have had their hearts captured by a river, and they have created ... Leer más

    $12.29 USD

  • On Politics and Parks

    People, Places, Politics, Parks

    Series series Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. Books on Conservation Leadership, sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
    When George Bristol first saw the mountains surrounding East Glacier, Montana, in the early summer of 1961, he was, in his own words, awed to his depths. Thus began a love affair with nature and public parks that has endured for more than fifty years. This same love affair would lead Bristol to become a crusader for America’s national parks and, later, to be largely credited for the rescue of the ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art

    Series series River Books, Sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
    In Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art, Andrew Sansom, a leading Texas conservationist, and William E. Reaves, an influential Texas art collector and historian, have teamed up to showcase some of the finest contemporary river art detailing the gorgeous traits of Texas landscapes. The featured artwork comes from Randy Bacon, Mary Baxter, David Caton, Margie Crisp, Keith Davis, Fidencio Duran, Jon Flaming ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Water in Texas

    An Introduction

    de Andrew Sansom ...
    Series series Texas Natural History Guides
    No natural resource issue has greater significance for the future of Texas than water. The state's demand for water for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and recreational uses continues to grow exponentially, while the supply from rivers, lakes, aquifers, and reservoirs is limited. To help Texans manage their water resources today and plan for future needs, one of Texas's top water experts has ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • Seasons at Selah

    The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve

    Series series Myrna and David K. Langford Books on Working Lands
    Winner, 2020 Philosophical Society of Texas Nonfiction PrizeIn 1969, J. David Bamberger bought what he described as “the sorriest piece of land” in the Texas Hill Country for the specific purpose of restoring the degraded landscape. Today, Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve is one of the largest habitat restoration projects in the state—5,500 acres—and serves as a model for land conservation and ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • River of Contrasts

    The Texas Colorado

    de Margie Crisp ...
    Series series River Books, Sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
    Writer and artist Margie Crisp has traveled the length of Texas’ Colorado River, which rises in Dawson County, south of Lubbock, and flows 860 miles southeast across the state to its mouth on the Gulf of Mexico at Matagorda Bay. Echoing the truth of Heraclitus’s ancient dictum, the river’s character changes dramatically from its dusty headwaters on the High Plains to its meandering presence on the ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Heads above Water

    The Inside Story of the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program

    Series series Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. Books on Conservation Leadership, sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
    Since the 1950s, competing interests for use of Edwards Aquifer resources—the primary source of water for more than two million people in south central Texas—were at war. They had tried many times to resolve their differences about how to conserve, allocate, and use the water, but had always failed.Finally, under the patient leadership of Robert Gulley, thirty-nine diverse stakeholders reached a ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD