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 A Fragile Balance
The Extraordinary Story of Australian Marsupials by Christopher
Dickman. Natural history of the marsupial species in Australia,
including a biological description, a range map, and a measure of
conservation status for each species. Illustrated by Rosemary Woodford
Ganf. Indexed. 246 pages. Look
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A
Place to Stand A Tale of the Peace River Country
by J. W. Secrist. Novel about immigrants who settled in British
Columbia’s Peace River Block during the mid-20th century. 320
pages . Look
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The
Ardent Birder On the Craft of Birdwatching by Todd Newberry
and Gene
Holtan. 50 short essays on birdwatchers that range from meditations
on
daily events to philosophies of why they do what they so ardently love
to do. Illustrations by Gene Holtan. 214 pages Look
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As in the Heart, So in the Earth Reversing the Desertification of the Soul and the Soil by Pierre Rabhi.
Translated from the French title "Parole de Terre" by Joseph Rowe.
Parable told as a fictional ethnography of a North African agricultural
community. 150 pages. Look
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Blue
Ridge Nature Journal
Reflections on the Appalachian Mountains in the Essays and Art by
George Ellison with paintings by Elizabeth Ellison. First Edition. A
tribute in words and paintings to the natural wonders that permeate the
Blue Ridge mountains. 143 pages. Look
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The
Colorado Plateau II Biophysical,
Socioeconomic, and Cultural Research by Charles van Riper III and David
J. Mattson. Research papers presented at the 7th Biennial
Conference
on the Colorado Plateau in 2003, focusing on the integration
of science
into resource management issues. The 32 chapters range in content from
measuring human impacts on cultural resources, through grazing and the
wildland-urban interface issues, to parameters of climate change on the
Plateau. Indexed. 448 pages. Look
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The
Colorado Plateau III Integrating Research and Resources Management for Effective Conservation by Charles van Riper III and Mark K. Soggee.
The third volume in a series of research papers on the Colorado
Plateau, focusing on the integration of science into resource
management issues. A compendium of cutting-edge management-oriented
research on the Colorado Plateau. Illustrated with 30 B&W photos, 3
color plates and 87 graphs, charts and drawings. Indexed. 393 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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Field Folly Snow by
Cecily Parks. The poems in this collection are meditations on the
natural world. The history and geography of the American West inspire
many of the poems' investigations of the environment and the role of
the individual in relation to that environment.. 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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Kartchner Caverns How Two Cavers Discovered and Saved One of the Wonders of the Natural World by Neil Miller.
The story of the discovery and preservation of the Kartchner Caverns in
Arizona. Illustrated with color photos. Indexed. 215 pages. Buy
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The Life Cycles of Butterflies
From Egg to Maturity, a Visual Guide to 23 Common Garden Butterflies by
Judy Burris and Wayne Richards. Browsable guide to the life cycles of
common butterflies. Each butterfly is shown from start to maturity,
with sequential photographs of the egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and
emerging butterfly. Indexed. Look
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Morning
Earth Field Notes in Poetry by John Caddy. First edition.
Illustrated
with artwork by R.W. Scholes. Advocates by example keeping a morning
journal
as a means of daily observation, inspiration, and connectedness. 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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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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Ranching, Endangered Species, And Urbanization in the Southwest
Species Of Capital by Nathan Freeman Sayre. Environmental History of
the Borderlands series title. The story of how the Buenos Aires Ranch
became a rallying point for multiple agendas in the "rangeland
conflict" after its conversion to a wildlife refuge. Indexed. 277 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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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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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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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 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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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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Seen
and Unseen Discovering the Microbes of Yellowstone by Kathy
B. Sheehan,
David J. Patterson, Brett Leigh Dicks and Joan M. Hensons. A
spectacular
and colorful tour of Yellowstone National Park's microbial flora and
fauna.
Illustrated with color photos and maps throughout. 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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