Presents a collection of readings containing comprehensive primary and secondary works in the field of conservation, emphasizing the history of ideas and attitudes about conservation. This anthology is appropriate for courses dealing with American environmental studies and ecology.

This collection of readings contains comprehensive primary and secondary works in the field of conservation, emphasizes the history of ideas and attitudes about conservation, and gives a chronology of important conservation events in U.S. history from the beginning to the present. Edited by a national leader in the fields of conservation, environmental management, and education, this well-organized anthology is appropriate for courses dealing with American environmental studies and ecology.