Stanislaus, the struggle for a river
"This is the story of the struggle to save the Stanislaus, first waged by a small group of whitewater enthusiasts, but later to involved conservationists, economists, state water experts, Congressmen, and also thousands of citizens who saw the Stanislaus as a special place that ought to be left alone. The controversy raises issues bearing on almost every aspect of water development, river protection, and resource politics: flood control, irrigation, hydroelectric power, recreation, fisheries, urban water supplies, and archaeological preservation problems. Bills for state and national wild river designation figured in the conflict. 'Friends of New Melones' was organized to combat 'Friends of the River.' This is the story of that conflict."--Dust jacket
Print Book, English, ©1982
University of California Press, Berkeley, ©1982
xiv, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780520046054, 0520046056
8033402