Charles Hood

Broschiertes Buch

Wild Sonoma

Exploring Nature in Wine Country

Illustrator: Laws, John Muir

Beschreibung

"Wild Sonoma celebrates the natural landscapes of Sonoma County. The book begins with a primer on ecology basics, including the impact of fire, before a survey of sixty-two of the area's iconic and commonly encountered species. It concludes with a tour of six sites to experience Sonoma's diverse natural beauty, with a special emphasis on access"--

Autor

Charles Hood has studied birds and natural history from the Amazon to Tibet, and he has seen more than five thousand species of birds in the wild. A widely published poet, he has received numerous fellowships and writing awards and is the author of the Heyday collection A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat. His other Heyday titles include field guides to mammals and birds, and for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County he was the lead author and photographer for the book Wild LA. Jeanne Wirka is an ecologist and nature writer with over twenty-five years of experience in conservation science, ecological restoration, and environmental education. John Muir Laws is a naturalist, educator, and artist, with degrees in conservation and resource studies from the University of California, Berkeley; in wildlife biology from the University of Montana, Missoula; and in scientific illustration from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is a 2010 Audubon TogetherGreen Conservation Leadership Fellow and has received the Terwilliger Environmental Award for outstanding service in environmental education. Visit his website at johnmuirlaws.com. Lynn Horowitz is an avid hiker, certified California Naturalist, and longtime Sonoma County resident. Dr. Jane Goodall DBE is an ethologist and environmentalist. Author of many books for adults and children and featured in countless documentaries and articles, Jane has reached millions around the world with her lectures, podcasts and writings. She was appointed as a UN Messenger of Peace, is a Dame of the British Empire and has received countless honors from around the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Heyday Books
• New ed
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 163mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781597145893
• ISBN-10: 1597145890
• Artikelnr.: 63157762