A guide to plant life in open dryland habitats. Fascinating fact and folklore. Detailed, beautiful drawings. John Eastman is the author of Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (978-0-8117-1367-2), as well as numerous other books and articles about the natural world. Amelia Hansen has been a freelance illustrator since 1989, specializing in nature and natural history subjects. She lives near Kalamazoo, Michigan.

More than 850 freshwater crustacean collections were done since 1959 by a number of researchers including me. All the crustaceans in this paper consist of isopods, amphipods, crayfish and freshwater shrimp were identified to species and their collection localities were marked on a map of Connecticut, one map per species. In addition the paper includes some information on their re-colonization in the state since the last glacier, and some ecology facts...

Lev Parikian is on a journey to discover the quirks, habits and foibles of how the British experience nature. Open a window, hear the birds calling and join him.---------It's often said that the British are a nation of nature lovers; but what does that really mean?Lev Parikian sets out to explore the many, and particular, ways that he, and we, experience the natural world - beginning face down on the pavement outside his home, then moving outwards...

A yearly nature spotting guide.Do you know what is in your garden? who slinks around your park? which animals leave footprints in the snow? and what noises they make? Nature Calls gives you a sneaky peak into the lives of animals and birds that live in Britain all year round and some, that are just visiting. A nonfiction nature spotting book for everyone aged over 3, with pictures on every page.Q&As with the author:Q. What makes Nature Calls special?A....

Get the Summary of Rebecca Renner's Gator Country in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Gator Country" by Rebecca Renner is a narrative that follows Jeff Babauta, an officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, as he embarks on an undercover operation to combat alligator poaching in the Everglades. Jeff, the force's sole Pacific Islander, is nearing retirement and is conflicted about leaving...

Grass - familiar, yet a mystery. We see it every day, tread in it, scent it, maybe plant it. But how many of us really see it - let alone appreciate its amazing presence and resilience and the way it somehow holds our planet together? It's everywhere, this amazing secret, too little known, that we so seldom recognise. Ubiquitous, invaluable, hardy, growing, highly evolved - and unnoticed. Here at last is a comprehensive prize-winning account of that...

The Land of Little Rain (1903) is a collection of essays and short stories by Mary Hunter Austin. Originally published with photographs taken by acclaimed American photographer Ansel Adams, The Land of Little Rain is a classic work of nature writing. Austin is now recognized as an early feminist and conservationist who understood the intricacy and fragility of ecosystems as well as the extent to which human civilization threatens their continued existence. In...

In the next decade, a 60-metre-high wall of compacted earth will stretch more than a kilometre across the main stem of the Peace River, causing the waters behind it to swell into a 93-square-kilometre artificial lake, drowning the best topsoil left in the BC north. The waters will swallow fifty islands and a valley that is home to farmers, ranchers, trappers and habitat to innumerable creatures big and small. Over four days in late September 2015,...

In "Symbiotic Harmony," we embark on a journey to explore the profound idea of symbiosis and its significance in our relationships with the world and everything in it. Through real-life examples and scientific evidence, we reveal the hidden connections that govern our lives, from the tiniest bacteria in our gut to the vast ecosystems that sustain our planet. This book aims to inspire a shift in perspective, transforming the way we perceive our place...

Photojournalists Bob and Liz Randall spent two years exploring Florida's ancient and enchanting Ocklawaha River. Their journey provides an inside look at the rich recreational resources of the river, its wildlife and the people, past and present, who contributed to its history and welfare. Along the way, they met artists, environmentalists, captains, law enforcement officials, conservationists, filmmakers, historians and local descendants whose lives...