The Battle for Alabama's Wilderness: Saving the Great Gymnasiums of Nature

by John Randolph

Traces the development of Alabama's environmental movement from its beginnings with the establishment of The Alabama Conservancy in the late 1960s and early '70s to the preservation efforts of present-day activist groups

The grassroots effort to preserve Alabama's Wilderness Areas spanned thirty years, from 1967 to 1997. The first battle, to establish the Sipsey Wilderness in the Bankhead National Forest, was the catalyst for reform...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817351590
• ISBN13: 9780817351595
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Fire Ant Books
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"