Exploring Nature in Illinois: A Field Guide to the Prairie State - Tapa blanda

Jeffords, Michael; Post, Susan

 
9780252079900: Exploring Nature in Illinois: A Field Guide to the Prairie State
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ISBN 10: 0252079906 ISBN 13: 9780252079900
Editorial: University of Illinois Press, 2014

Sinopsis

Loaded with full color photographs and evocative descriptions, Exploring Nature in Illinois provides a panorama of the state's overlooked natural diversity. Naturalists Michael Jeffords and Susan Post explore fifty preserves, forests, restoration areas, and parks, bringing an expert view to wildlife and landscapes and looking beyond the obvious to uncover the unexpected beauty of Illinois's wild places.
 
From the colorful variety of birds at War Bluff Valley Audubon Sanctuary to the exposed bedrock and cliff faces of Apple River Canyon, Exploring Nature in Illinois will inspire readers to explore wonders hidden from urban sprawl and cultivated farmland. Maps and descriptions help travelers access even hard-to-find sites while a wealth of detail and photography offers nature-lovers insights into the flora, fauna, and other aspects of vibrant settings and ecosystems. The authors also include diary entries describing their own impressions of and engagement with the sites.
 
A unique and much-needed reference, Exploring Nature in Illinois will entertain and enlighten hikers, cyclers, students and scouts, morning walkers, weekend drivers, and anyone else seeking to get back to nature in the Prairie State.

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Acerca del autor

Michael Jeffords is the retired education/outreach director for the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) and was staff photographer for The Illinois Steward magazine. Susan Post is a retired INHS research scientist and staff writer for The Illinois Steward magazine, and author of Hiking Illinois. They are co-authors of Illinois Wilds.

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Editorial
University of Illinois Press
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0252079906
ISBN 13 
9780252079900
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
280
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