TY - BOOK ID - 77872256 TI - The Fire Island National seashore : a history AU - Koppelman, Lee AU - Forman, Seth AU - United States. AU - Geological Survey (U.S.) PY - 2008 SN - 1435638999 9781435638990 0791478890 9780791478899 PB - New York : State University of New York Press, DB - UniCat KW - Art, Architecture & Applied Arts KW - Gardens, Landscape Architecture & Parks KW - Fire Island National Seashore (N.Y.) KW - History. KW - HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77872256 AB - This book provides a comprehensive account of the establishment of the Fire Island National Seashore and its management from 1964 to the present. Located off of Long Island's south shore, Fire Island is one of only five national seashores in the national parks system. Focusing on the major policy issues generated during the past forty years, Lee E. Koppelman and Seth Forman explore the tensions between local and national interests as well as the desire to conserve resources unimpaired for the benefit and use of future generations. The book includes a brief history of the island before its induction into the national parks system; a discussion of the battle to control erosion; the conflict between preservation and public access; the establishment and maintenance of many historical and cultural resources, including the William Floyd Estate, the Fire Island Lighthouse, Sailor's Haven/Sunken Forest, and High Dune Wilderness Area; and the Seashore's changing management and organizational structure. ER -