A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country
3rd Edition
Published on 1. May 2020
240 pages
978-1-4930-4871-7 (ISBN)
Description
Published in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated trailside reference describes more than 270 plants and animals plus geology of an area that includes nine national parks and monuments in the Southwest. A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country is the essential tool for exploring the northern Colorado Plateau, that vast province that encompasses eastern Utah, far western Colorado, and sections of northern Arizona and New Mexico. With this fully updated and revised guide in hand, you will gain a sympathetic understanding of the desert ecosystems that make up the region.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the previous edition:"David Williams has written an excellent field guide to the Colorado Plateau that not only opens our eyes, but sustains our souls as we learn who we live among. Knowledge fuels wonder. When I am hiking in the desert I will take four items with me: food, water, a map, and this field guide. David Williams' book is that essental and that critical to a desert lover's experience."
--Terry Tempest Williams, author of Refuge and An Unspoken Hunger
"Wandering through bookstores from Moab to Zion, we kept stumbling across this beautifully illustrated, highly informative book on red rock country. A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country is an indispensable component of any Southwest trip."
--National Geographic Adventure, Best of 2006 Gear and Trends - Desert
More details
Series
Edition
3rd Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Globe Pequot Press
Illustrations
5 BW Illustrations, 253 Color Illustrations
File size
17,91 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-4871-7 (9781493048717)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
David Williams
A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country
Book
07/2020
3rd Edition
Falcon Guides
€24.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
David Williams is a freelance writer from Seattle, WA. He has written several books including Cairns: Messengers in Stone, and Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology.
Gloria Brown, a self-employed graphic artist from Monarch, CO. She studied art in San Francisco and Chicago.
Gloria Brown, a self-employed graphic artist from Monarch, CO. She studied art in San Francisco and Chicago.
Content
- Intro
- Preface
- Author's Acknowledgments
- Illustrator's Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands Region Map
- Geology
- Ecology
- Shrubs and Trees
- Salt Desert Scrub
- Riparian or Protected
- Mixed Desert Scrub
- Piñon-Juniper Woodland
- Wildflowers and Grasses
- Yellow Flowers
- White Flowers
- Pink and Purple Flowers
- Red and Orange Flowers
- Grasses and Inconspicuous Flowers
- Mosses
- Lichens
- Mammals
- Bats, Rabbits, and Rodents
- Carnivores
- Ungulates
- Birds
- Riparian and Wetlands
- Grasslands and Open Terrain
- Cliffs and Debris Slopes
- Piñon-Juniper Woodland
- Fish
- Reptiles
- Lizards
- Snakes
- Amphibians
- Frogs and Toads
- Salamanders
- Insects and Arachnids
- Butterflies and a Moth
- Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Biting Insects
- Non-biting Insects
- Scorpions
- Spiders
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- About the Author
- About the Illustrators
- About Canyonlands Natural History Association
