{"product_id":"ruin-and-recovery-michigans-rise-as-a-conservation-leader-9780472067794","title":"Ruin and Recovery: Michigan's Rise as a Conservation Leader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuin and Recovery\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Michigan's cycles of resource exploitation and conservation from the early days of statehood in 1837 to the present day. Drawing from a large number of resources, including archival records and reminiscences, official documents and individual interviews, \u003ci\u003eRuin and Recovery\u003c\/i\u003e charts the development of a conservation ethic in Michigan and chronicles the major battles for environmental protection since the late 1800s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichigan has faced two turning points in its conservation history. One came at the end of the nineteenth century when its logging era ended, only to be followed by raging forest fires that left millions of acres of land denuded. \u003ci\u003eRuin and Recovery\u003c\/i\u003e's discussion of this first turning point is from historical records and the later recollections of survivors of the ruinous 1908 Metz forest fire in northeastern Lower Michigan. The second turning point came in the late 1960s, when water and air pollution prompted public outrage. This controversy is brought to life through interviews with local residents, scientists, and agency officials who observed the Kalamazoo River to be the most polluted in Michigan. Both turning points set the stage for the historic eras of rebuilding that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Dempsey serves as Communications Director for Conservation Minnesota and consults for other environmental and conservation organizations across Minnesota and Michigan. He is author of \u003ci\u003eWilliam G. Milliken: Michigan's Passionate Moderate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRuin and Recovery: Michigan's Rise as a Conservation Leader\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Regional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472067794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.15w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 30 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 128\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dave Dempsey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51299160621237,"sku":"9780472067794","price":17.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_46ff3307-b0bf-458d-bdec-4a098d84d56a.jpg?v=1751985553","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ruin-and-recovery-michigans-rise-as-a-conservation-leader-9780472067794","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}