Discovering the Penokees
Author | : Joel Austin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 0965918963 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780965918961 |
Rating | : 4/5 (961 Downloads) |
Download or read book Discovering the Penokees written by Joel Austin and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering the Penokees showcases one of North America's least known wild treasures, northern Wisconsin's Penokee Hills. With over 120 stunning images, photographer Joel Austin details the beauty of the Penokees--forested hills, peaceful lakes and streams, rushing rivers, waterfalls, rugged overlooks. Austin also sheds light on the threat to the area from a proposed open-pit taconite mine--which would be the world's largest. Essays by experts and local folks who know the Penokees discuss the economic, public health, and environmental impacts of open-pit mining on local communities including Bad River Reservation, and on the watershed's rivers, forests, and wetlands.