THE LIMITS OF ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING: THIRLMERE LAKE, HETCH HETCHY VALLEY & STORM KING MOUNTAIN by Paul Kane

“…Much the same can be said for the unsuccessful attempt – led by the formidable naturalist John Muir – to stop the damming of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in 1913 for purposes of supplying water to southern California. …”
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River food chains lead to riparian bats and birds in two mid‐order rivers by Breeanne K. Jackson, Sarah L. Stock, Leila S. Harris, Joseph M. Szewczak, Lynn N. Schofield, Michelle A. Desrosiers

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Pushing for Efficiency: Gifford Pinchot and the First National Parks by Jean-Daniel Collomb

“…The article ends with a discussion of the impact of Pinchot’s approach to conservation on the chances of success of his preservationist adversaries during the Hetch Hetchy controversy in the early 20th century. It suggests that the preservationist case, predicated on spiritual and aesthetic concerns, was doomed to be dismissed as impractical and sentimental in an era when the search for efficiency defined the public policy agenda to a considerable degree.…”
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21W.730-4 Writing and the Environment, Fall 2002 by Taft, Cynthia B.

“…John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club, evoked the wonders of California's Hetch Hetchy Valley in the hope that he could stop a dam with words. …”
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