The wonder of it all
Subtitle: 100 stories from the National Park Service
By: preface by Jon Jarvis ; foreword by Dayton Duncan ; edited by Yosemite Conservancy
Contributors: Yosemite Conservancy (Organization)
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781930238626
Subjects: Description and travel; Anecdotes; Officials and employees; Wilderness areas; United States; United States. National Park Service; National parks and reserves
Other titles: Stories from the National Park Service
Description: Since the founding of the National Park Service in 1916, tens of thousands of NPS employees and volunteers have devoted themselves to preserving our public lands, which today number more than 400. These 100 true stories from current and past NPS employees and volunteers make for an engrossing, funny, and often moving read, with something for everyone.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes (index of featured National Park Service units; index of authors and titles).
Table of contents: title: Getting started; title: Life-changing moments; title: People to remember; title: Stories from the field; title: Volunteer adventures; title: Love of place; title: Looking back, moving forward.