TY - BOOK AU - Leopold,Estella B. AU - Meyer,Herbert W. TI - Saved in time: the fight to establish Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado SN - 9780826352378 AV - QE747.C6 L46 2012eb U1 - 333.78/30978858 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Albuquerque PB - University of New Mexico Press KW - Defenders of Florissant, Inc KW - fast KW - Fossils KW - Colorado KW - Florissant Region KW - History KW - Nature conservation KW - Environmental protection KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Environmental Economics KW - bisacsh KW - Green Business KW - NATURE KW - Natural Resources KW - Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.) KW - Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Unearthing wonders -- Geologic book burning or preservation? -- The developers want Florissant -- Fossils go to court -- Victory : in court and in Congress -- The National Park Service steps in -- Beyond Florissant -- Appendix: An epoch sealed in stone : a guide to Florissant's ancient life and fossils N2 - "Reads like a mystery thriller wherein a handful of committed environmentalists forestall the destruction of America's premier fossil beds. Brings to mind John Nichols's The Milagro Beanfield War and Edward Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang. It is a true story with a happy ending (unless you're a real estate developer)."--Jack Loeffler, author of Adventures with Ed: A Portrait of Abbey UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=477284 ER -