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 A Grouse Hunter's Almanac The Other Kind of Hunting
by Mark Parman. Essays on grouse hunting and all that it entails,
from the early autumnal season of the hunt in the Northwoods through to
its end in the snows of January. Bibliography. 227 pages. Look
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Amphibians
and Reptiles of Georgia
edited by John B. Jensen, Carlos D. Camp, Whit Gibbons, and Matt J.
Elliott. Detailed information about 170 species of frogs, salamanders,
crocodilians, lizards, snakes, and turtles. Illustrated with nearly 500
color photographs, 24 line drawings and 200 range maps. 4 pounds. 592
pages. Indexed. Look
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Ancient
Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
by Ron Blakey and Wayne Ranney. Paleogeographic maps illustrate how
numerous past landscapes gave rise to the Colorado Plateau’s
stunning geologic formations. Large format. 100 full-color maps and
illustrations. Indexed. 156 pages.. Look
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The Bark River Chronicles Stories from a Wisconsin
Watershed
by Milton J. Bates. Wisconsin history, archeology, natural science, and
current environmental issues. Indexed. 293 pages. Look
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But Rabbits Don't Climb Trees
by Marsh Rat Annie. Poetry and short story collection looking at the
wild side of life in the coastal marshlands of South Carolina through
the eyes of animals.. Look
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The Cambridge Introduction to Literature and the
Environment by
Timothy Clark, Scholarly introduction to environmental criticism,
providing a set of conceptual tools to encourage students to look at
the texts they're reading in a new way. Indexed. 254 pages.. Look
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Canyon Crossing Experiencing
Grand Canyon from Rim to Rim by Seth Muller. Describes the Corridor
Trails of the Grand Canyon. Indexed. 260 pages. Look
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The
Curse of the Labrador Duck
My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction by Glen Chilton. The
world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck shares the story
of his frenzied obsession to reveal the histories behind the mysterious
bird. 305 pages. Look
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Dinosaur
Four Seasons on the Green and Yampa Rivers by Hal Crimmel with
photographs by Steve Gaffney.
Desert Places series title. A text-and-photos portrait of Dinosaur
National Monument and two of the West’s legendary whitewater
rivers.. Look
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Entering
the Stone
On Caves and Feeling through the Dark by Barbara Hurd. Reprint edition.
The second volume in a nature writing trilogy that includes with
"Stirring the Mud" and "Walking the Wrack Line." 170 pages. Look
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Falling Stars A Guide to Meteors and Meteorites by
Mike D. Reynolds. Resource guide for meteor watching, including advice
on recording data, photographing meteors, the meteorological calendar,
etc. Illustrated with 54 b&w photos. Indexed. 150 pages. Look
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Field
Notes by
Richard Quinney . Essays and photographs that examine the beauty of the
world and ponder our place in it. Illustrated with photos by the
author. Bibliography.. Look
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Fire in the Forest by
Peter Thomas and Robert McApline. An in-depth, yet readable look
at the complex science behind the physics of fire, the ecological role
of fire and the fire suppression challenge. Indexed. 225 pages. Look
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Grand
Canyon Little Things in a Big
Place by Ann Zwinger. Desert
Places series
title. Illustrated with photographs by Michael Collier. Bibliography. Look
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Grasses of South Texas A Guide to Identification and
Value by James H. Everitt, D. Lynn Drawe, Christopher R. Little and
Robert I. Lonard. This field guide catalogs 250 taxa, representing 9
subfamilies, 15 tribes, and 88 genera. Detailed descriptions,
accompanied by color photographs, cover 175 native species and 75 that
were introduced. Indexed. 336 pages.. Look
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The Heart of the Sound An Alaskan Paradise Found and
Nearly Lost
by Marybeth Holleman. he story of how nature's resiliency has been
severely tested by the ecological tragedy brought about by the Exxon
Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989. 206
pages. Look
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Hunter's Log by Timothy Murphy. Hunting poetry
inspired by the treeless windswept landscapes of the northern plains,
especially the rural countryside of North Dakota. 107 pages. Look
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Lake Effect Tales of Large Lakes, Arctic Winds, and
Recurrent Snows
by Mark S. Monmonier. Blending meteorological history with the history
of scientific cartography, this book charts the phenomenon of
lake-effect snow and explores the societal impacts of extreme weather.
Illustrated wityh photos, maps and graphs. Indexed. 272 pages. Look
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Listening
to the Land Native American
Literary Responses to the
Landscape
by Lee Schweninger. An ecocritical literary study focused on indigenous
environmental attitudes in North America. Covers more than a century of
Native American writing, from the late 19th century to the modern day.
Indexed. 241 pages. Look
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Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships by John
Price. Bur Oak Book series title. First Edition. Collection of essays
on home, secrets of landscape, and binding ties to both. 260 pages.. Look
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The Nature Principle Reconnecting with Life in a
Virtual Age
by Richard Louv. Presents a compelling case that the time has come to
re-envision a future that taps into thye restorative powers of the
natural world. Includes an appendix on "The New Nature Movement." 317
pages.. Look
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Nature Stories
by Jules Renard. Trade paperback, new. New York Review Books Classics
series title. A new translation of Jule Renard's classic, late
19th-century stories accompanied by ink-blot illustrations by Pierre
Bonnard. 165 pages. Look
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On
the Beaten Path An Appalachian
Pilgrimage by
Robert Alden Rubin . Memoir of a "thruhiker" on the Appalachian Trail.
237 pages. Look
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The
Painted Desert
Land of Wind And Stone by Scott Thybony. Illustrated with photos by
David Edwards. An intimate look at a place that remains largely
inhospitable and inaccessible. Look
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Plants
Of Central Texas Wetlands by
Scott B. Fleenor
and Stephen Welton Taber. Grover E. Murray Studies In The American
Southwest series title. A companion to "Invertebrates of Central Texas
Wetlands," this volume describes more than 275 species, ranging from
mosses and liverworts to flowering plants, of this important but
little-studied region. Indexed. 288 pages. Look closely. |
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The
Organ Pipe Cactus
by David Yetman. The Southwest Center Series title. An in-depth and
comprehensive look at organ pipe cactus. Illustrated with color photos
throughout. Indexed. Look
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Remedies
for a New West
Healing Landscapes, Histories, and Cultures by Patricia Nelson
Limerick, Andrew Cowell, and Sharon K. Collinge. Collection of essays
concerning critical issues facing the American West —
disappearing Native American languages, deteriorating air quality,
suburban sprawl, species loss, grassland degradation, and others
— with suggested steps toward “healing.”
Indexed. 336
pages. Look
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River Twice A
Boatman's Journey Home by Michael D. Burke. A river-running memoir that
introduces readers to rough, austere, and unfamiliar rivers in the
northern wilderness of British Columbia. Bibliography. 184 pages. Look
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Scarcity and Frontiers How Economies Have Developed
Through Natural Resource Exploitation by Edward B. Barbier.
Presents thesis that the exploitation of natural resources and the
expansion of frontiers in response to natural resource scarcity have
been pivotal forces in the evolution of civilizations. Indexed. 748
pages. Look
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Sea Sick The Global Ocean in Crisis by Alanna
Mitchell. First paperback edition. Report on the current state of
ecological crisis in the world’s oceans. Indexed. 238 pages. Look
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Second Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the
District of Columbia by
Walter G. Ellison. Species accounts on some 200 nesting species with
detailed coverage of habitats, biology, and abundance. Indexed. 494
pages. Look
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Stirring
the Mud On Swamps, Bogs, and
Human Imagination
by Barbara Hurd. In nine evocative essays, the author explores the
seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. The first book in a
nature writing trilogy that includes "Entering the Stone" and "Walking
the Wrack Line." 143 pages. Order
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A Student's Guide to the Seashore
by J. D. Fish and S. Fish. Third Edition. Concise and beautifully
illustrated guide allows students to identify over 650 of the common,
widespread animals and seaweeds of the ocean shore. Indexed. 527
pages.. Order
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Texas
Cacti A
Field Guide by Brian Loflin and Shirley Loflin. A fully illustrated
field guide to more than 100 of the cacti most often found in Texas and
the surrounding region. 483 color photos. 103 maps. Indexed. 312 pages.
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This
Tender Place The
Story of a Wetland Year by Laurie Lawlor. Personal
meditations
and natural history inspired by a wetland in southeastern Wisconsin.
Indexed. 166 pages. Look
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Twelve Owls by Laura Erickson. Describes, identifies
and provides natural histories of owl species found in Minnesota.
Illustrated by Betsy Bowen. Look
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Tuna A
Love Story by Richard Ellis. Expose on the tuna commercial fishing
industry and the endangered status of the bluefin tuna. 334 pages. Look
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Underwater
to Get Out of the Rain by
Trevor Norton. Marine biologist Norton takes reflects on a career spent
underwater and in touch with the natural world. Illustrated by Win
Norton. 385 pages. Look
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Unnatural
Landscapes Tracking
Invasive Species by Ceiridwen
Terrill.
A first-hand introduction to the challenges of introductions and
restoration management in the Southwest. Foreword by Gary Paul Nabhan.
Map illustrations by Rick Moser. Indexed. 220 pages.. Look
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Walking Seasonal Roads by
Mary A. Hood. Essays by a literary naturalist celebrating the rural and
the regional of place through the seasonal roads that link people and
places together. Indexed. 175 pages. Look
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Walking
the Wrack Line:
On Tidal Shifts and What Remains by Barbara Hurd. The final volume of a
nature writing trilogy that began with Stirring the Mud and Entering
the Stone. 117 pages.. Look
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When
the Rains Come A Naturalist's
Year in the Sonoran Desert by John Alcock.
Naturalist John Alcock tracks the changes he observes in plant and
animal life over the course of a drought year in the Sonoran Desert.
Illustrated with color photos. Indexed. 334 pages.. Look
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Wild Horses of the West
History
and Politics of America's Mustangs by J. Edward de Steiguer. Reviews
one of the most controversial animal welfare issues of our time -- the
protection of free-roaming horses on the West's public lands. Indexed.
249 pages. Look
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Wild Sea
Eco-Wars and Surf Stories from the Coast of the Californias. Collection
of articles and reports on fights against pollution and desctruction of
beachs along the California and Mexico coasts. Indexed. 150
pages.. Look
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Zion
Canyon A Storied Land by Greer
K. Chesher.
Desert Places series title. Photography by Michael Plyler. An
introduction to Zion National Park's natural and geological wonders,
including the dynamics of its ecology. Look
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At
the End of Ridge Road by Joseph
Bruchac. Trade paperback.
First Edition.
Credo Series title, edited by Scott Slovic. A noted teller of the
traditional
tales of the Adirondacks mines his own rich history and the wisdom from
his Abenaki culture to teach life lessons. 143 pages. Look
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Forged
In Fire Essays By Idaho Writers
edited by Mary Clearman Blew.
Essays
by both established and novice writers coverin topics ranging from
escaping
forest fires and smoke jumping, to fighting house fires and making
campfires.
261 pages. Look
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Bird
Songs of the Mesozoic A Day
Hiker's Guide to the Nearby Wild
by David
Brendan Hopes. Milkweed Editions, 2005. Trade paperback. World as Home
series title. 230 pages. Look
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Signs
of Danger Waste, Trauma, and
Nuclear Threat by Peter C. Van
Wyck. Theory
Out of Bounds series title. Questions the literal burying of the
nuclear
threat and how it relates to expectations for our future. Indexed. Look
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Wild
Moments by Ted Williams. A
collection of Williams's
beautifully crafted
seasonal observation columns. Edited by Connie Isbell. Illustrations by
John Burgoyne. Indexed. 192 pages. Look
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Gone
Fishin' Ruminations on Fly
Fishing by William G. Tapply. A
premier
outdoor writer takes a close look at the how's, where's, and,
primarily,
the why's of his favorite pastime. Illustrations by Barry Glickman. 183
pages. Order
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