Celebrating Earth's most precious resource, this handsome volume introduces not only the many forms and almost-magical properties of water, but also the vital role that water plays in the life of our planet.
Adventuring in Central America: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
The Dark Range: A Naturalist's Night Notebook
In this comprehensive guide to the spectacular Northern California coast, Marc J. Soares describes 75 scenic trails for people of all levels of hiking skill. Hikes range from gentle afternoon...
"My style of photography, " Galen Rowell writes in his preface to this book, "is adventure." The pursuit of his craft "implies active visual exploration that is more mental than...
The lands of the American southwest and northern Mexico contain some of the most dazzling landscapes in the world. Annerino's pictorial tour, from centuries-old Anasazi ruins to the bajadas of...
An all-purpose field guide covering the North Woods of the upper Midwest, beginning with a detailed geological history of the region, then moving to a description of the nine typical...
Describes the habits and characteristics of spiders and the natural histories of twenty species commonly found in urban and suburban locations.
In the long, complex history of coal exploitation in Appalachia, mountaintop-removal (MTR) mining is the most destructive practice yet visited upon the land and its people: Ancient forested mountainsides are...
A catalog of the great variety of uses to which the lightweight yet sturdy plant has been put is accompanied by a guide to its cultivation, harvesting, folklore, and history.
Describes the life cycle, physical characteristics, and habits of the little brown bat, one of the most widespread bats in North America.
From mountain heights to canyon depths, Arizona offers more opportunities for adventure than most people would contemplate in a lifetime. John Annerino has experienced more Arizona adventures than most, and...
In this unique "biography" of a beautiful forest in Oregon's Cascade Mountains, the author traces the growth of the forest from its birth in 988 to its current glory as...
This well-documented report on the corporate behavior that has an adverse impact on public health and environment provides an overview of the problems and offers solutions and reforms to make...
Olympic Battleground: The Power Politics of Timber Preservation
A portrait of the rarely seen land of East Africa
When the Panama land bridge between North and South America formed three million years ago, plants and animals surged back and forth in the "Great American Biotic Interchange", an evolutionary...
Tens of millions of monarchs in North America migrate to a single small area of rare oyamel forests high in the mountains west of Mexico City. How does each generation...
When the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 added a vast and unmapped wilderness area to the fledgling United States, President Thomas Jefferson persuaded Congress to fund a "Corps of Discovery" to...
Gathers picture poems by the Ohio-born writer and artist and offers a brief appreciation of Patchen and his work