Download or read book The River Spectacular written by Wendy Weil Atwell and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight artists in 2008 created a variety of twelve public art projects for the extended River Walk’s first section, newly opened as the Urban Segment of the Museum Reach, winding through a declining neighborhood just north of downtown San Antonio. Works range from fiber optic cement to the sounds of birds calling to a school of plastic fish illuminated from within and hovering beneath an expressway bridge. This coffee table book, published for the San Antonio River Foundation, which commissioned the artworks, features essays by Wendy Weil Atwell. Dramatic photographs by Mark Menjivar chronicle the works’ creation, installation and final setting. Included with the book is an audio CD reproducing the sound accompanying one of the works, Sonic Passages, by San Francisco-based sound artist Bill Fontana. Other works are by light artist Martrin Richman of London, sculptor Donald Liski of Philadelphia and, from San Antonio, Stuart Allen, who works with light and color; painter Mark Schlesinger; metal sculptor George Schroeder; multi-media artist Rolando Briseno; and faux bois sculptor Carlos Cortes.
Download or read book The River and the Wall written by Ben Masters and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a team of five explorers embarked on a 1,200-mile journey down the Rio Grande, the river that marks the southern boundary of Texas and the US-Mexico border, their goal was to experience and capture on film the rugged landscapes of this vast frontier before the controversial construction of a border wall changed this part of the river forever. The crew—Texas filmmaker Ben Masters, Brazilian immigrant Filipe DeAndrade, Texas conservationist Jay Kleberg, wildlife biologist Heather Mackey, and Guatemalan-American river guide Austin Alvarado—began the trip in El Paso, pedaling mountain bikes through the city’s dry river bed. Their path took them on horseback through the Big Bend, down the Wild and Scenic stretch of the river in canoes, and back to bikes from Laredo to Brownsville. They paddled the last ten miles through a forest of river cane to the Gulf of Mexico. As they made their way to the Gulf, they met and talked with the people who know and live on the river—border patrol, wildlife biologists, ranchers, politicians, farmers, social workers, locals, and travelers. They climbed the wall (in twenty seconds). They encountered rare black bears, bighorn sheep, and birds of all kinds. And they sought to understand the complexities of immigration, the efficacy of a wall, and the impact of its construction on water access, wildlife, and the culture of the borderlands. The River and the Wall is both a wild adventure on a spectacular river and a sobering commentary on the realities of walling it off.
Download or read book Merced Wild and Scenic River written by United States. National Park Service and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Spectacular America written by Letitia Burns O'Connor and published by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates. This book was released on 1994-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 200 color photographs capture America' regional variety--from the virgin timber lands of Alaska to the mangrove swamps of the Florida Everglades, from the bucolic hills of New England to the spectacular mountain bluffs of the Big Sur. Features six foldouts and a large horizontal format.
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Download or read book Rivers of Power written by Laurence C. Smith and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An "eye-opening, sometimes alarming, and ultimately inspiring" natural history of rivers and their complex and ancient relationship with human civilization (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction). Rivers, more than any road, technology, or political leader, have shaped the course of human civilization. They have opened frontiers, founded cities, settled borders, and fed billions. They promote life, forge peace, grant power, and can capriciously destroy everything in their path. Even today, rivers remain a powerful global force -- one that is more critical than ever to our future. In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence C. Smith explores the timeless yet underappreciated relationship between rivers and civilization as we know it. Rivers are of course important in many practical ways (water supply, transportation, sanitation, etc). But the full breadth of their influence on the way we live is less obvious. Rivers define and transcend international borders, forcing cooperation between nations. Huge volumes of river water are used to produce energy, raw commodities, and food. Wars, politics, and demography are transformed by their devastating floods. The territorial claims of nations, their cultural and economic ties to each other, and the migrations and histories of their peoples trace back to rivers, river valleys, and the topographic divides they carve upon the world. And as climate change, technology, and cities transform our relationship with nature, new opportunities are arising to protect the waters that sustain us. Beautifully told and expansive in scope, Rivers of Power reveals how and why rivers have so profoundly influenced our civilization and examines the importance this vast, arterial power holds for the future of humanity. "As fascinating as it is beautifully written."---Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Collapse, and Upheaval
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Love s Second Chances written by Dale Ostrowski and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is nearly impossible to find and infinitely more difficult to hold on to.A devastated widower shields his heart from love after losing his wife to cancer and rejects his annoying client’s attempts to get his attention. Jennifer happens to be a gorgeous, smart, wealthy woman who seems to have it all except for the one thing she really wants, the problem is, Tom isn’t interested in replacing his wife and hides behind their two children he’s now raising alone. Jennifer desperately wants Tom and is determined to win his heart; unfortunately she has always had a dysfunctional way of finding and keeping a good man. After practicing some patience, an intimate relationship eventually ignites between them and takes off like a rocket, but crashes and burns the next day. But wait... this is just the beginning of Love’s Second Chances.
Download or read book Your Public Lands written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Backroads of Paradise written by Cathy Salustri and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1930s, the Federal Writers' Project paid Stetson Kennedy and Zora Neale Hurston, along with other lesser-known writers, to create driving tours of Florida. The FWP and the State of Florida jointly published the results as Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State. In Backroads of Paradise, Cathy Salustri retraces the routes these writers traveled, bringing a modern eye to the historic tours.
Download or read book The River Commons written by Citizens'Community Complex Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Explorer s Guide The Shenandoah Valley and Mountains of the Virginias written by Jim Hargan and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2005-04-19 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively, comprehensive guide to the southern Appalachians, from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains to the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia. With visitation levels that rival Orlando and New York City, the southern Appalachians draw a huge array of weekenders, adventurers, and long-term visitors. This book offers historical insight, outdoor adventure, and all the information most travelers need to plan and enjoy their journey. This guide also serves as an insider's handbook to the nine national parks, offering active travelers the best access points and trailheads for kayaking, biking, and hiking excursions. In addition, this comprehensive guide to the region includes opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, and vacation cabins; hundreds of dining reviews, from barbecue to four-star cuisine; up-to-date maps; an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip planning; and handy icons that point out family-friendly establishments, wheelchair access, places of special value, and lodgings that accept pets.
Download or read book A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Kentucky written by Bob Sehlinger and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At-a-glance information for each river section helps paddlers determine the river that's right for them. Stream overviews, gauge and shuttle information, names of rapids and suggestions on how to run them, along with a little history, make this guide not only an interesting read, but a must for every boater hitting the Kentucky streams.
Download or read book Just Add Water written by Sarah Henshaw and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring guide to activities and adventures to re-energise and boost your mood, by our rivers, lakes and canals. While Britain's rivers, lakes and canals have long been co-opted by fitness enthusiasts for the physical benefits they can bring, it's only relatively recently that we've given much thought to their impact on our mental state too. 'Blue health' – the idea that having access to an area of water can benefit a person's whole wellbeing – is gaining traction. These waterside places are fundamental to the kind of stuff people now realise they need in their lives – exercise, solace, natural beauty and new places to socialise – with so many of them on our doorstep. Just Add Water is your guide to the many mood-boosting and wellbeing activities, adventures and escapes that our inland waterways have to offer. Nearly 200 destinations are featured, organised into 15 core activities, covering the length and breadth of the UK, making this the ideal companion for anyone planning a day trip or boating holiday. Expert journalist Sarah Henshaw explains how the activities can re-energise, inspire and relax, weaving their wellbeing benefits with practical information to help you get the most out of each experience. Accompanied by stunning images, the handbook includes everything from mudlarking to wild swimming, fishing to foraging towpath hedgerows, paddleboarding to learning how to paint canal folk art. There are also inspirational first-hand accounts of the many ways our waterways have made a difference to people's day-to-day lives – including a high-flying exec who finds commuting by water a great way to manage stress. This guide showcases the multiple ways to be on, in, under or next to water, and how it can enhance the whole spectrum of lived experience.
Download or read book Oregon Dunes National Seashore written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Lands of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 86th Congress, 1st session - Oct. 5, 7 & 8, 1959.
Download or read book Annual Report written by Canadian Heritage Rivers Board and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
