This paper examines a frustrating question for those concerned with environmental issues: Why has land preservation been such a challenge for suburbs in the late 20th century? It considers how land preservation occurs by offering a case study of a grassroots environmental movement in Fairfax County that formed around 1970 in response to plans for a single-family residential development adjacent to the Potomac River.
MHS Calendar of Events
15 January 2013
Seminars are free and open to the public; RSVP required.
Subscribe to received advance copies of the seminar papers. Environmental History Seminar
Subscribe to received advance copies of the seminar papers. Environmental History Seminar
“Whither Have All the Forests Gone": A Case of Land Preservation in Suburban Washington
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM
John Spiers, Boston College
Comment: James Levitt, Harvard Forest