Overview

The mountain chain known as the Blue Ridge traces a 550-mile arc through Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia. Along the way, it encompasses Shenandoah National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, seven national forests, numerous federal wilderness areas and state parks, and parts of the Appalachian Trail. It is the largest concentration of public lands east of the Mississippi and home to an astonishing diversity of plant and animal life. But as the most extensive natural area in the increasingly populous Southeast, the Blue Ridge ecosystem faces unique challenges in the next decades. Drawing on scientific research in a variety of disciplines, journalist Steve Nash provides a clear and evenhanded introduction to some of the most hotly disputed environmental issues facing the Blue Ridge, including the invasion of exotic plants and insects, the explosive growth of suburban-style communities in natural areas, worsening air and water pollution, and the erratic management of national forests. Informative and highly readable, Blue Ridge 2020 takes a hard look at what is at risk in these mountains and what we--as the """"owners"""" of the public lands--must do if we intend to preserve their future. |Aimed at the millions of Americans who treasure the public lands of the Blue Ridge mountains, this book presents a clear account of the environmental issues that threaten these natural areas and outlines the steps citizens must take to ensure their future.

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Steve Nash's treatment of the environmental troubles facing the Blue Ridge Mountains is thoughtful, compelling, and very well stated.William K. Reilly, former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Patient, painstaking and even-handed.Jack Betts, The Charlotte Observer A thorough and clear-eyed examination of this most precious and majestic resource. Greensboro News and Record Steve Nash's treatment of the environmental troubles facing the Blue Ridge Mountains is thoughtful, compelling, and very well stated.William K. Reilly, former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Takes a hard look at what may happen in the coming decades to the natural systems of the Blue Ridge. Publishers Weekly A fascinating account of the economic and ecological forces shaping the Blue Ridge. Library Journal Patient, painstaking and even-handed.Jack Betts, The Charlotte Observer

Patient, painstaking and even-handed.Jack Betts, The Charlotte Observer Steve Nash's treatment of the environmental troubles facing the Blue Ridge Mountains is thoughtful, compelling, and very well stated.William K. Reilly, former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Patient, painstaking and even-handed.Jack Betts, The Charlotte Observer Steve Nash's treatment of the environmental troubles facing the Blue Ridge Mountains is thoughtful, compelling, and very well stated.William K. Reilly, former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency A fascinating account of the economic and ecological forces shaping the Blue Ridge. Library Journal A thorough and clear-eyed examination of this most precious and majestic resource. Greensboro News and Record Takes a hard look at what may happen in the coming decades to the natural systems of the Blue Ridge. Publishers Weekly

Patient, painstaking and even-handed.Jack Betts, The Charlotte Observer Steve Nash's treatment of the environmental troubles facing the Blue Ridge Mountains is thoughtful, compelling, and very well stated.William K. Reilly, former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Steve Nash's treatment of the environmental troubles facing the Blue Ridge Mountains is thoughtful, compelling, and very well stated.William K. Reilly, former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Takes a hard look at what may happen in the coming decades to the natural systems of the Blue Ridge. Publishers Weekly A thorough and clear-eyed examination of this most precious and majestic resource. Greensboro News and Record Patient, painstaking and even-handed.Jack Betts, The Charlotte Observer A fascinating account of the economic and ecological forces shaping the Blue Ridge. Library Journal

Steve Nash's treatment of the environmental troubles facing the Blue Ridge Mountains is thoughtful, compelling, and very well stated.<p>William K. Reilly, former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Author Information

Steve Nash is associate professor of journalism at the University of Richmond. His reporting on environmental issues has appeared in numerous publications, including BioScience, The Scientist, National Parks, the Washington Post, and the Christian Science Monitor.

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