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... natural beauty and the natural wild- life that are part of the natural balance . CHAPTER 3 The Everglades I F you drive south from Water Pollution and the Great Water Shortage 65.
... natural beauty and the natural wild- life that are part of the natural balance . CHAPTER 3 The Everglades I F you drive south from Water Pollution and the Great Water Shortage 65.
Page 128
... natural cycle in redwood country , but flooding on a moderate scale . A forested hill is a giant sponge , soaking up water and releasing it gradually . The silt that comes down is deposited slowly , thin layer on layer , and on these ...
... natural cycle in redwood country , but flooding on a moderate scale . A forested hill is a giant sponge , soaking up water and releasing it gradually . The silt that comes down is deposited slowly , thin layer on layer , and on these ...
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... natural state . If the function of a great park is to preserve an area of natural terrain , roads are incompatible with that goal . There is a very fine line here between the need to make wild areas available to people and the need to ...
... natural state . If the function of a great park is to preserve an area of natural terrain , roads are incompatible with that goal . There is a very fine line here between the need to make wild areas available to people and the need to ...
Contents
An Introduction | 9 |
Rivers Dams and Floods | 27 |
Water Pollution and the Great Water Shortage | 49 |
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