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American Canopy: The Role of Trees in the Shaping of a Nation(Hardback)"Out of the Woods" tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and trees across the entire span of the nation's history. How forests morphed from dark, unmapped infinities, to timber reserves essential to the creation of the American empire, to sanctuaries of nature. How wood built the country, and apple trees united it, and shade trees imbued its....
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The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the New Nature Movement(Paperback / softback)Supported by groundbreaking research, anecdotal evidence, and compelling personal stories, Louv shows how tapping into the restorative powers of the natural world can boost mental acuity and creativity; promote health and wellness; build smarter and more sustainable businesses, communities, and economies; and ultimately strengthen human bonds.
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Birds of Texas: A Falcon Field Guide [Tm](Paperback / softback)Each Falcon Field Guide to birds introduces the 180 most common and sought-after species in a state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, these informative guides make it easy to identify birds in a backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. Each bird is accompanied by a detailed listing of its prominent attributes and a....
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Birds of Arizona: A Falcon Field Guide [Tm](Paperback / softback)Each Falcon Field Guide to birds introduces the 180 most common and sought-after species in a state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, these informative guides make it easy to identify birds in a backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. Each bird is accompanied by a detailed listing of its prominent attributes and a....
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Digging Snowmastodon: Discovering an Ice Age World in the Colorado Rockies(Paperback / softback)On October 14, 2010, a heavy equipment operator working at the base of the Snowmass Mountain ski area in Colorado drove his machine through the skeleton of a young female mammoth, a find that initiated the Snowmastodon dig. Told by the two lead scientists on the dig, this is the story of the next eleven months and the resulting excavation....
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A Nature Lover's Almanac: Kinky Bugs, Stealthy Critters, Prosperous Plants & Celestial Wonders(Paperback / softback)Did you know that: We all have follicle mites living on our faces? In India, the humble pigeon is a symbol of lust? Jumping spiders watch television with you in your home? Spring moves north at about 16 miles per day, or 100 miles per week? Healthy garden soil has the same characteristics as a good chocolate cake? The North....
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Clouds That Look Like Things: From the Cloud Appreciation Society(Hardback)A feast for all cloud-appreciators with a sense of humour - a collection of stunning photos of clouds in the shape of surprising things from the author of the bestselling THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE.
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Collins Fungi Guide: The Most Complete Field Guide to the Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe(Hardback)The sixth title in the bestselling Collins Guide series, this book covers every macro species of mushroom and toadstool found in Europe -- from the North Cape to the heel of Italy.
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The Chicken Chronicles: A Memoir(Paperback)A memoir about keeping chickens from the author of THE COLOR PURPLE
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Food for Free(Hardback)The classic foraging guide to over 200 types of food that can be gathered and picked in the wild, Food for Free returns in its 40th year as a sumptuous, beautifully illustrated and fully updated anniversary edition.
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Vet: The Big Wild World(Hardback)More heart-warming tales of life as a vet from TV vet Luke Gamble, this time travelling farther afield from his West Country base to exotic locations around the world.
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The Meadow(Paperback)July 1995. Ten backpackers take a trip of a lifetime. Saving for years, they journey to the Indian Himalayas, to a place known as the Meadow. Here, at 3,000 metres, lies one of the world's most idyllic campsites: a carpet of downy grass, creeping phlox and blue irises, surrounded by a crown of peaks. A sliver of old Kashmir, a....
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Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms: The Story of the Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind(Hardback)One of the world's most gifted natural scientists--acclaimed author of "Dry Storeroom No 1, Life, Earth, "and "Trilobite"--now gives us a fascinating book that reveals what the narratives of living creatures tell us about the history of evolution. Evolution does not simply obliterate its tracks as more advanced organisms evolve. Scattered across the globe, organisms and ecosystems that survive....
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Cascadia's Fault(Paperback / softback)There is a crack in the earth's crust that runs roughly 31 miles offshore, approximately 683 miles from Northern California up through Vancouver Island off the coast of British Columbia. The Cascadia Subduction Zone has generated massive earthquakes over and over again throughout geologic time--at least thirty-six major events in the last 10,000 years. This fault generates a monster earthquake....
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Recovering a Lost River: Removing Dams, Rewilding Salmon, Revitalizing Communities(Paperback / softback)A powerful argument for why dam removal makes good scientific, economic, and environmental sense--and requires our urgent attention The Snake River, flowing through the Northwest, was once one of the world's greatest salmon rivers. As recently as a hundred years ago, it retained some of its historic bounty with seven million fish coming home to spawn there. Now, due to....
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Science on Ice: Discovering the Secrets of Antarctica(Hardback )'For some scientific questions, Antarctica is the best - and sometimes the only - place to look for answers. Visiting this frozen landscape is to gain a fresh perspective on our world, almost like going to another planet and looking back with renewed wonder on Earth.' In Science on Ice, award-winning science broadcaster and writer Veronika Meduna follows deep-south scientists....
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Our Garden Birds(Hardback)Offers a fresh take on 52 of our favourite British garden birds. This title is suitable for birders, children and adults, and art and design fans.
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To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface(Paperback)'A gentle, wise and riddling book. Its prose, like the river it describes, flows intricately, unpredictably and often beautifully, carrying the fascinated reader onwards' Robert McFarlane
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Northern Rocky Mountain Wildflowers, 2nd: Including Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park and Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, and Yoho National Parks(Paperback / softback)Field guide to more than 300 wildflowers conveniently arranged for easy identification. Includes vibrant color photos and descriptions.....
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Ozark Wildflowers, 2nd(Paperback / softback)Fully revised and upated, "Ozark Wildflowers "is the most comprehensive field guide to the diverse flora of the Ozarks region, from southern Missouri to northern Arkansas. This valuable reference is organized by color and family for easy plant identification. Including classification, habitat, and blooming information for more than 350 wildflowers, this guide is perfect for experienced botanists and novices alike.
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