Synopses & Reviews
In this journal, the author describes his year-long walking adventures at the Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, a rare prairie remnant just seven miles northwest of Baltimore, Maryland. In his quest to make this wild place his “natural home” throughout the course of four distinct seasons, Wennerstrom examines and contemplates rocks and minerals, plants, animals, prairies, floodplains, woodlands, lakes, ponds, pastures, mines and mills, Indian artifacts, as well as local legends and folklore.
Review
“A reflective, descriptive and fact-filled account of one year in the life of a globally rare, 2,000-acre prairie remnant in northwest Baltimore county.”
—Baltimore Sun
Synopsis
Jack Wennerstrom records a four-season nature journal at the Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area outside Baltimore, MD, which is a rarely preserved prairie remnant.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-238) and index.
About the Author
Jack Wennerstrom is a freelance writer and naturalist. He is the author of several books including Leaning Sycamores: Natural Worlds of the Upper Potomac.