Against All Odds...Protecting the West's Largest Wetland

Presentation by Peter Ottesen

Peter will discuss his book of the same title, going from the time of the northern Yokuts, to Cattle Baron Henry Miller, to the dewatering of the San Joaquin River, to fighting for water to sustain and protect the 240,000-acre Grassland Ecological Area. A classic example of private ownership fighting for a public trust resource.

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Host or Publisher San Joaquin Audubon Society