Glen Canyon Dam
Despite preventing the dam in Echo National Park, the Sierra Club failed to recognize the scenic, historic, and ecological value of Glen Canyon. This mistake boosted the modern environmental movement.
Despite preventing the dam in Echo National Park, the Sierra Club failed to recognize the scenic, historic, and ecological value of Glen Canyon. This mistake boosted the modern environmental movement.
Paisaje del Río Bogotá (Colombia) S.A. The landscape of the Bogotá River. One of the riverbanks is planted entirely with eucalyptus. (Photograph by Gumersindo Cuéllar Jiménez. © Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango.)
Paisaje del Río Bogotá (Colombia) S.A. The landscape of the Bogotá River. One of the riverbanks is planted entirely with eucalyptus. (Photograph by Gumersindo Cuéllar Jiménez. © Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango.)
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