Genny Smith
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Genny Smith (born 1923)[1] has been a publisher and editor of guidebooks about the Eastern Sierra Nevada and the Owens Valley of California, United States.[2] Her writings about the history, geology and biology of the region have caused her to be dubbed "the Naturalist Queen of the Eastern Sierra".[3]
Starting in 1958, Smith lobbied against a Trans-Sierra Highway starting at Minaret Summit near Mammoth Lakes, California.[1] Smith and other residents of Mammoth worked with Norman Livermore to convince Governor Ronald Reagan to cancel the road in 1972.[1][4]
She received a B.A. degree from Reed College.[5] She a resident of Cupertino, California,[6] while spending her summers in Mammoth Lakes, California.[5] She was formerly on the Board of Directors of the Mono Lake Committee.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Love the Wild Sierra? Thank Genny Smith" (PDF). The Sheet. October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Author Bio". Sierra East: Genny Smith, editor. University of California Press. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ Bates, Colleen Dunn (2004). Mammoth from the inside: the honest guide to Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra. Prospect Park Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 0-9753939-0-1. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
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- ^ a b "Genny Smith Books on the Eastern Sierra". Our Publications. Live Oak Press. Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
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