Mapping America’s National Parks: Preserving Our Natural and Cultural Treasures
By US National Park Service
he US National Park Service (NPS) uses GIS to manage the natural resources it protects and create maps that help park visitors enjoy them. Mapping America’s National Parks: Preserving Our Natural and Cultural Treasures provides an inside look at how the NPS uses layers of geographic information, containing the results of scientific research, to perform essential services. The information produced by its GIS helps the NPS provide security for individual wildlife species; manage fires, both unplanned and prescribed; preserve cultural resources, such as archaeological sites and historic buildings; and establish and maintain facilities, infrastructure, and transportation. Geospatial analysis assists the NPS in locating and rescuing stranded visitors and developing strategic plans and budgets. This book contains more than 240 full-color maps and photographs of national parks, monuments, battlefields, historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, scenic rivers, and trails. Esri Press, 2021, 200 pp., ISBN-13: 978-1589485464
Protecting the Places We Love: Conservation Strategies for Entrusted Lands and Parks
By Breece Robertson
Bold conservation goals are required to save special places in the United States from being adversely changed forever. In Protecting the Places We Love: Conservation Strategies for Entrusted Lands and Parks, conservationist and geospatial designer Breece Robertson delivers a vision for success and clear guidance for conservation groups, both large and small. Conservation advocates and professionals at small-to-medium-sized land trusts, conservation organizations, and park agencies are the target audience for this book. The examples included come from the work of land protection organizations across the globe. These strategies support species, habitats, and natural resources as well as healthy, livable communities that are climate resilient and socially cohesive. Robertson’s book provides a vision, strategies, and resources that can take conservation efforts to the next level. She has more than 20 years of experience building and leading strategic initiatives that combine cutting-edge technologies, research, and planning to support progress in the park, conservation, and environmental fields. Esri Press, 2021, 280 pp., ISBN: 9781589486164
