Books
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Kennecott Flambeau Mine Process Documents – Ladysmith, Wisconsin
The Kennecott Flambeau Mine process documents provide researchers access to the documents that relate to the permit process for the mine. Approximately 25 documents describe the mine and its natural and cultural environments. The documents contain numerous color maps, illustrations and approx. 130 drawings from a series of original blueprints.
All the materials in this collection were made available to the citizens of Wisconsin at the Ladysmith Public Library during the life of the mine. They were donated to the Kurt F. Wendt Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison after the mine closed. Wendt Library holds the print copies.
The 181-acre mining site located about one mile south of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, is bounded on the east by State Highway 27 and on the west by the Flambeau River.
Over the course of the mining operation, about 1.9 million tons of ore containing about 8.9% copper and 0.10 ounces of gold per ton were mined and shipped from the site. The mine produced about 178,000 tons of marketable copper and 328,000 ounces of gold.
Kennecott Flambeau Mine Process Documents
The Buzzards Have Landed published by Deer Tail Press LLC, 2007
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Winter Solstice at Aztalan State Park – Lake Mills, Wisconsin
Source – Prehistoric Geometrical-Based Art Work on the Ground: Wisconsin’s Effigy Mounds, published by the Ancient Earthworks Society, Inc., Madison, WI, Oct. 1991.Aztalan; Mysteries of an Ancient Indian Town by Robert A. Birmingham and Lynne G. Goldstein
Indian Mounds of Wisconsin by Robert A. Birmingham and Leslie E. Eisenberg
Buy a video of the Aztalan State Park
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Hunting Trips of a Ranchman by Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was this nation’s 26th President and is considered by many to be our “Conservationist President”.
“When he became President in 1901, Roosevelt pursued this interest in natural history by establishing the first 51 Bird Reserves, 4 Game Preserves, and 150 National Forests. He also established the U.S. Forest Service, signed into law the creation of 5 National Parks, and signed the 1906 Antiquities Act under which he proclaimed 18 national monuments. The area of the United States placed under public protection by Theodore Roosevelt totals approximately 230,000,000 acres.”
Theodore Roosevelt and conservation
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Integrated Geoscience Studies in the Greater Yellowstone Area
“The project applied a broad range of scientific disciplines and state-of-the-art technologies targeted to improve stewardship of the unique natural resources of Yellowstone and enable the National Park Service to effectively manage resources, protect park visitors from geologic hazards, and better educate the public on geologic processes and resources”.
Weather forecast for Yellowstone National Park vicinity
Blog entries for Yellowstone National Park
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A People’s History of American Empire
A People’s History of American Empire is a graphic adaptation of a Howard Zinn book by Mike Konopacki and Paul Buhle. In this version Howard Zinn is the narrator for a landscape of “sequential art forms” that express our history. These modern “cave drawings” bring “something original into the world.”
See the YouTube preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg
Look inside at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0805087443/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link
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Wisconsin Land Legacy Report
Published in 2006, the Report identifies places critical in meeting Wisconsin’s conservation and outdoor recreation needs over the next 50 years. The final report identifies 229 legacy places and 8 statewide needs and resources.
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Shelfari Bookshelf
Some book suggestions from my Shelfari bookshelf.
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Book Lust
