Joshua Tree Exists Because of Minerva Hamilton Hoyt
Clip: Season 3 Episode 2 | 4m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
Minerva Hamilton Hoyt went on a quest to protect Southern California's desert landscapes.
When Minerva Hamilton Hoyt moved to Southern California, she was taken with its desert landscape and went on a quest to protect it from increasing tourism and looming commercial interests. Park Ranger Joe Zarki tells how Hoyt, using a photo album that's referred to as a "pitch deck," lobbied the Roosevelt administration of the 1930s to preserve the land as a national monument.
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Joshua Tree Exists Because of Minerva Hamilton Hoyt
Clip: Season 3 Episode 2 | 4m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
When Minerva Hamilton Hoyt moved to Southern California, she was taken with its desert landscape and went on a quest to protect it from increasing tourism and looming commercial interests. Park Ranger Joe Zarki tells how Hoyt, using a photo album that's referred to as a "pitch deck," lobbied the Roosevelt administration of the 1930s to preserve the land as a national monument.
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