Topics and Readings for River Summer Program - July 24-July 30 2005
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1. Environmental impacts, acid rain and ecological consequences
Adirondack forests, regeneration and ecologic factors
Calcium and acid rain in Adirondack soils
Clean air task force on acid rain
Summary of acid rain and related environmental issues in the Adirondacks
Lost generations in the Adirondack Forest
2. Adirondack communities, the environment and economic transitions
Perspectives on Adirondack Landscape
Communities and economic transitions in the Adirondacks
Sustainable Development and the Adirondack Experience
3. The human experience and Adirondack wilderness
The Adirondack art of William Richards
Adirondacks and environmental ethics
Thomas Cole and the Hudson River School
4. The policy framework
Public lands and limits on economic growth in the Adirondacks