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Mammals of Indiana (Indiana Natural Science) by John Whitaker Publisher Comments This highly anticipated new edition of Mammals of Indiana by John O. Whitaker, Jr., and Russell E. Mumford, first published by Indiana University in 1982, places strong emphasis on ecology with descriptions of Indiana's habitats, climate, and vegetation... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $49.95 Sale - Hardcover 
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Alaska Wild: Celebrating Our Natural Heritage by Art Wolfe Publisher Comments The renowned nature photographer presents an ode to the untamed majesty of the nation's largest state in this striking collection of images, showcasing all of the natural territory in this region. This volume is the ultimate tourist takeaway item and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Organisms and Environments #01: View from Bald Hill: Thirty Years in an Arizona Grassland by Carl E Bock Publisher Comments In 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado introduced the first domestic livestock to the American Southwest. Over the subsequent four centuries, cattle, horses, and sheep have created a massive ecological experiment on these arid grasslands, changing them in... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by Kate Crowley Synopsis This top-selling series introduces the wild creatures of the world and examines the natural world. Good general introductions for ages 10+, these volumes contain the knowledge, personal experiences, and research of leading naturalists and scientists... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Midnight Wilderness: Journeys in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by Debbie Miller Publisher Comments This is a passionate and vivid account of traveling within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the largest and most pristine wilderness region in the United States.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Wind in the rock :the canyonlands of southeastern Utah by Ann Zwinger Publisher Comments Lively, readable nature writing. As she details several treks through the beautiful, rocky canyons, [Zwinger's] feel for the animals and plants native to this arid region enhances the precise sketches which punctuate the text. Readers interested in... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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North to Wolf Country: My Life Among the Creatures of Alaska by James W Brooks Publisher Comments James W. Brooks packed several lifetimes of adventure into his sixty-five years in Alaska - working as a fisherman, trapper, musher, miner, wartime flyer, bush pilot, and whale biologist. In a beautifully written memoir, Brooks tells of being drawn to... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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California Natural History Guides #94: Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula by Jules G Evens Publisher Comments Jules Evens weaves history, science, and personal anecdote into an absorbing chronicle of one of the most biologically diverse places in North America. His account of this enchanted "island in time," separated by tectonics from the rest of the continent,... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $39.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Deserts of the Southwest by Peggy Picker Larson Synopsis Newly revised and updated, this comprehensive field guide describes the four deserts of the American Southwest—the Great Basin, Mojave, Chihuahuan, and Sonoran—which together stretch into nine southwestern states and Mexico. The topography... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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People and Predators: From Conflict to Coexistence by Nina Fascione Publisher Comments Carnivores provide innumerable ecological benefits and play a unique role in preserving and maintaining ecosystem services and function, but at the same time they can create serious problems for human populations. A key question for conservation... (read more) List Price $45.25 Your price: $23.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Wild L.A. by James Lawrence Publisher Comments Evocative text and 133 stunning color photographs reveal the incredible natural treasures to be found in wild preserves, parks, and wilderness areas throughout the Greater Los Angeles area.... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $3.75 Used - Trade Paper
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To the Wilderness: A Memoir by Marion Kingston Stocking Book News Annotation Marion K Stocking's (1922-2009) memoir is both an environmental history of Maine's wild places and an ode to wilderness as a means of connecting to the past as well as preserving hope for the future. The editor of the Beloit Poetry Journal for over... (read more) List Price $47.50 Your price: $38.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Northern Forest by David Dobbs Publisher Comments Dobbs and Ober closely focus on the lives of Northern Forest residents -- a mill worker, a forester, several loggers, a fishing guide, and a Christmas tree-farming family -- and discover an extraordinary sense of place that arises in those who have a... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Everglades : Environmental History (99 Edition) by David Mccally Publisher Comments This important work for general readers and environmentalists alike offers the first major discussion of the formation, development, and history of the Everglades, considered by many to be the most endangered ecosystem in North America. Comprehensive in... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Forester's Log: Musings from the Woods by Mary Stuever Publisher Comments When Mary Stuever graduated from forestry school in the early 1980s, her profession was facing tremendous challenges as the nation's forests were poised for serious decline from catastrophic wildfires, insect outbreaks, and suburban encroachment. Stuever... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Bay Area Wild by Galen A Rowell Publisher Comments Nestled among the cities and suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area is the most extensive system of wild greenbelts in the nation. Galen Rowell, renowned adventurer and wilderness photographer, has created the ultimate tribute to the area where he was... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Along the Edge of Daylight: Photographic Travels from Nebraska and the Great Plains (Great Plains Photography Series) by Georg Joutras Publisher Comments The unique and remarkable photographs of Georg Joutras, taken over two decades of working on the Great Plains, show the breathtaking grandeur of prairie and sky, the vivid or nuanced colors of earth and evening light, the titanic scale of clouds and sun... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $23.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Mammals of the National Parks by John H Burde Publisher Comments From the stunning seascapes of Acadia to the hot, dry desert of Death Valley, America's national parks and their mammal inhabitants are captured in vivid photographs in this breathtaking book written by two leading experts.... (read more) List Price $31.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Bay Area Wild: A Celebration of the Natural Heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area by Galen Rowell Book News Annotation A collection of 172 color photographs covering coastline, redwood forests, wildflower meadows, river deltas, wetlands, animals, and mountain ridges document some of the parks and preserves of the area. Brief captions identify each photo's content... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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The great Southwest nature factbook :a guide to the region's remarkable animals, plants, and natural features by Susan J. Tweit Publisher Comments Discover a land of prairie dogs and prickly pears in this fascinating, easy-to-use guide to the natural history of the great Southwest.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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