Crossing the Next Meridian: Land, Water, and the Future of the West (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Crossing the Next Meridian: Land, Water, and the Future of the West Monday, August 3 2009.

• In Crossing the Next Meridian, Charles F. Wilkinson, an expert on federal public lands, Native American issues, and the West's arcane water laws explains some of the core problems facing the American West now and in the years to come. He examines the outmoded ideas that pervade land use and resource allocation and argues that significant reform of Western law is needed to combat desertification and environmental decline, and to heal splintered communities. Interweaving legal history with examples of preset-day consequences of the laws, both intended and unintended, Wilkinson traces the origins and development of the laws and regulations that govern mining, ranching, forestry, and water use. He relates stories of Westerners who face these issues on a day-to-day basis, and discusses what can and should be done to bring government policies in line with the reality of twentieth-century American life.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Crossing the Next Meridian: Land, Water, and the Future of the West Sunday, July 26 2009.

• Added a contributor: Charles F. Wilkinson: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Crossing the Next Meridian: Land, Water, and the Future of the West Friday, July 17 2009.

• In 1960, Harold Thomas founded the Trus Joist Corporation.