Genny Smith

Genny Smith (1922 - March 4, 2018)[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][4]

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][5]

She received a B.A. degree from Reed College.[6] She a resident of Cupertino, California,[7] while spending her summers in Mammoth Lakes, California.[6] She was formerly on the Board of Directors of the Mono Lake Committee.[8]

References
  1. "Love the Wild Sierra? Thank Genny Smith" (PDF). The Sheet. October 1, 2016.
  2. "Author Bio". Sierra East: Genny Smith, editor. University of California Press. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  3. 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.
  4. "Genny Smith: 1922 - 2018". The Sheet. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. "Trans-Sierra Highway". National Park Service.
  6. "Genny Smith Books on the Eastern Sierra". Our Publications. Live Oak Press. Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  7. "Adventuresome Hiker and Author Genny Smith" (PDF). Focus on Retirement Living. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
  8. "2006 Annual Report" (PDF). Mono Lake Committee. 2006.


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