Marc Reisner, the Glossary
Marc Reisner (September 14, 1948 – July 21, 2000) was an American environmentalist and writer best known for his book Cadillac Desert, a history of water management in the American West.[1]
Table of Contents
22 relations: Alicia Patterson Foundation, American Farmland Trust, Cadillac Desert, Colorectal cancer, Director of communications, Earlham College, Environmentalist, Game Wars, Groundwater banking, Ken Burns, Los Angeles Times, Minneapolis, Modern Library, Natural Resources Defense Council, PBS, San Anselmo, California, Stephen Ives, The Guardian, The New York Times, The West (miniseries), Water conservation, Western United States.
Alicia Patterson Foundation
The Alicia Patterson Foundation (APF) program was established in 1965 in memory of Alicia Patterson, who was the editor and publisher of Newsday for nearly 23 years before her death in 1963.
See Marc Reisner and Alicia Patterson Foundation
American Farmland Trust
American Farmland Trust (AFT) is a non-profit organization in the United States with a mission to protect farmland, promote environmentally sound farming practices, and keep farmers on the land.
See Marc Reisner and American Farmland Trust
Cadillac Desert
Cadillac Desert (1986) is an American history book by Marc Reisner about land development and water policy in the western United States.
See Marc Reisner and Cadillac Desert
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine).
See Marc Reisner and Colorectal cancer
Director of communications
Director of communications is a position in both the private and public sectors.
See Marc Reisner and Director of communications
Earlham College
Earlham College is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana.
See Marc Reisner and Earlham College
Environmentalist
An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment.
See Marc Reisner and Environmentalist
Game Wars
Game Wars is a 1991 non-fiction book by Marc Reisner which gives accounts of several U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sting operations.
See Marc Reisner and Game Wars
Groundwater banking
Groundwater banking is a water management mechanism designed to increase water supply reliability.
See Marc Reisner and Groundwater banking
Ken Burns
Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture.
See Marc Reisner and Ken Burns
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
See Marc Reisner and Los Angeles Times
Minneapolis
Minneapolis, officially the City of Minneapolis, is a city in and the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. With a population of 429,954, it is the state's most populous city as of the 2020 census. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota.
See Marc Reisner and Minneapolis
Modern Library
The Modern Library is an American book publishing imprint and formerly the parent company of Random House.
See Marc Reisner and Modern Library
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a United States-based 501(c)(3) non-profit international environmental advocacy group, with its headquarters in New York City and offices in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Bozeman, India, and Beijing.
See Marc Reisner and Natural Resources Defense Council
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.
San Anselmo, California
San Anselmo (Saint Anselm) is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States.
See Marc Reisner and San Anselmo, California
Stephen Ives
Stephen Ives is an American documentary film director and original founder of Insignia Films.
See Marc Reisner and Stephen Ives
The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
See Marc Reisner and The Guardian
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
See Marc Reisner and The New York Times
The West (miniseries)
The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a 1996 television documentary miniseries about the American Old West.
See Marc Reisner and The West (miniseries)
Water conservation
Water conservation aims to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water, protect the hydrosphere, and meet current and future human demand.
See Marc Reisner and Water conservation
Western United States
The Western United States, also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, and the West, is the region comprising the westernmost U.S. states.
See Marc Reisner and Western United States