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Keeping the Chattahoochee
Reviving and Defending a Great Southern River
Häftad, 2025
273 kr
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Sally Sierer Bethea was one of the first women in America to become a “riverkeeper”—a vocal defender of a specific waterway who holds polluters accountable. In Keeping the Chattahoochee, she tells stories that range from joyous and funny to frustrating—even alarming—to illustrate what it takes to …
Bartram's Travels Illustrated
Embellished by William G. Haynes Jr.
Av Dorinda G. Dallmeyer, Harriet H. Langford
Inbunden, 2026
403 kr
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In 1934, when William G. Haynes Jr. was an art student in New York City, he illustrated his own version of the 1791 classic Bartram's Travels. William Bartram's poetic descriptions transcended science to deeply influence an array of nineteenth-century Romantic poets in America and abroad. …
Seasons of Cumberland Island
Inbunden, 2004
504 kr
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Cumberland Island is the largest and most beloved of the Georgia barrier islands. Although it can be reached only by boat, more than forty thousand people make the trip each year to enjoy the island's natural splendor and solitude. As on most barrier islands, human activity has long been a shaping …
Sea Turtles of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States
Av C. Robert Shoop, Carol Ruckdeschel m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
489 kr
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Written by two of the Southeast's foremost authorities on sea turtle conservation, this is an accessible, fully illustrated guide to the species that frequent the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.No one who encounters a sea turtle soon forgets it. The leatherback, for instance, can …
Wildflowers of the Eastern United States
Av Wilbur H. Duncan, Marion B. Duncan
Häftad, 2005
396 kr
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Richly illustrated with over 600 color photographs, this guide describes more than 1,100 wildflowers that can be found east of the Mississippi—in our woods and parks, along mountain trails or dunes, and even floating in streams. Whether you are a resident or a visitor, an amateur naturalist or a …
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast
Av Giff Beaton
Häftad, 2007
625 kr
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Visit any pond on a summer day and the air will be alive with dragonflies and damselflies—shimmering aerobatic daredevils that dart above the water and even into nearby fields and woodlands. Organized for easy use in the field, this abundantly illustrated guide, with more than 400 color …
Favorite Wildflower Walks in Georgia
Häftad, 2007
479 kr
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Wildflower lovers across Georgia know Hugh and Carol Nourse through their popular slide lectures. Countless other enthusiasts have seen their glorious wildflower photographs in books and magazines. Here the Nourses draw on years of travel around the state to share their favorite places for seeing …
William Bartram, The Search for Nature's Design
Selected Art, Letters, and Unpublished Writings
Av William Bartram, Nancy E. Hoffmann m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
661 kr
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An important figure in early American science and letters, William Bartram (1739–1823) has been known almost exclusively for his classic book, Travels. William Bartram, The Search for Nature’s Design presents new material in the form of art, letters, and unpublished manuscripts. These documents …
Turtles of the Southeast
Av Kurt Buhlmann, Tracey Tuberville m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
434 kr
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Seventy-five percent of the turtle species in the United States can be found in the Southeast. In fact, the region is second only to parts of Asia in its number of native turtles. Filled with more than two hundred color photographs and written with a special focus on conservation, this guide covers …
Frogs and Toads of the Southeast
Häftad, 2008
347 kr
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With more than forty native and introduced species of frogs and toads occurring in the southeastern United States, the region represents the heart of frog and toad diversity in the country. Renowned herpetologists Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons provide us with the most comprehensive and …
Salamanders of the Southeast
Häftad, 2010
409 kr
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Describing 102 species of salamanders occurring in the southeastern United States, ecologists Joe Mitchell and Whit Gibbons provide us with the most comprehensive and authoritative, yet accessible and fun-to-read, guide to these often secretive, always fascinating wonders of nature.Mitchell and …
Weeds of the South
Av Charles T. Bryson, Michael S. DeFelice
Häftad, 2009
832 kr
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Weeds threaten the safe, efficient, and sustainable production of food, feed, fiber, and biofuel throughout the world. Featuring more than fifteen hundred full-color photographs, this handy guide provides essential information on four hundred of the most troublesome weedy and invasive plants found …
Lizards and Crocodilians of the Southeast
Av Judy Greene, Tony Mills m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
632 kr
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This heavily illustrated, lively, and accessible guide covers twenty native and forty-one introduced species of lizards and crocodilians found in the Southeast.Introductory chapters cover the biodiversity of lizards and crocodilians both regionally and globally and discuss lizard and crocodilian …
Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy
The Activist Who Saved Nature from the Conservationists
Inbunden, 2009
655 kr
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Rosalie Edge (1877-1962) was the first American woman to achieve national renown as a conservationist. Dyana Z. Furmansky draws on Edge’s personal papers and on interviews with family members and associates to portray an implacable, indomitable personality whose activism earned her the names “Joan …
Circling Home
Av John Lane
Häftad, 2009
320 kr
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After many years of limited commitments to people or places, writer and naturalist John Lane married in his late forties and settled down in his hometown of Spartanburg, in the South Carolina piedmont. He, his wife, and two stepsons built a sustainable home in the woods near Lawson’s Fork Creek. …
Weeds of the Midwestern United States and Central Canada
Av Charles T. Bryson, Michael S. DeFelice
Häftad, 2010
534 kr
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Weeds threaten the safe, efficient, and sustainable production of food, feed, fiber, and biofuel throughout the world. Featuring more than fourteen hundred full-color photographs, this handy guide provides essential information on more than 350 of the most troublesome weedy and invasive plants …
Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy
The Activist Who Saved Nature from the Conservationists
Häftad, 2010
359 kr
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Rosalie Edge (1877-1962) was the first American woman to achieve national renown as a conservationist. Dyana Z. Furmansky draws on Edge’s personal papers and on interviews with family members and associates to portray an implacable, indomitable personality whose activism earned her the names “Joan …
Drifting into Darien
A Personal and Natural History of the Altamaha River
Av Janisse Ray
Inbunden, 2011
356 kr
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Janisse Ray was a babe in arms when a boat of her father’s construction cracked open and went down in the mighty Altamaha River. Tucked in a life preserver, she washed onto a sandbar as the craft sank from view. That first baptism began a lifelong relationship with a stunning and powerful river …
Common Birds of Greater Atlanta
Häftad, 2011
320 kr
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Designed for beginning birders and nature enthusiasts alike, this easy-to-use guide presents sixty-one of the most common species of birds in the greater Atlanta area.The guide features large color photographs throughout for immediate identification and is conveniently organized by bird size, …
Common Birds of Coastal Georgia
Av Jim Wilson
Häftad, 2011
489 kr
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Ideal for amateur birders, nature enthusiasts, and visitors to the Atlantic coast, this guide presents 103 species of birds commonly seen on the beaches and in the marsh and inland areas of Georgia’s coastal region. The guide features large color photographs for easy and immediate identification …
Invasive Pythons in the United States
Ecology of an Introduced Predator
Av John D. Willson, Mike Dorcas
Häftad, 2011
347 kr
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Most people think of pythons as giant snakes in distant tropical jungles, but Burmese pythons, which can reach lengths of over twenty feet and weigh over two hundred pounds, are now thriving in southern Florida.These natives of Asia are commonly kept as pets and presumably escaped or were released …
Plants in Design
A Guide to Designing with Southern Landscape Plants
Inbunden, 2021
708 kr
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Plants in Design emerged from Brad E. Davis’s and David Nichols’s love for plants and well-designed landscapes and a previous frustration with landscape design guidebooks. While most landscape and garden design resources focus either on design principles or on plant materials, the unique strategy …
Altamaha
A River and Its Keeper
Av Dorinda G. Dallmeyer, Janisse Ray
Häftad, 2012
409 kr
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Formed by the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee Rivers, the Altamaha is the largest free-flowing river on the East Coast and drains its third-largest watershed. It has been designated as one of the Nature Conservancy’s seventy-five Last Great Places because of its unique character and rich …
Art of Managing Longleaf
A Personal History of the Stoddard-Neel Approach
Av Albert G. Way, Leon Neel m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
489 kr
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Greenwood Plantation in the Red Hills region of southwest Georgia includes a rare one-thousand-acre stand of old-growth longleaf pine woodlands, a remnant of an ecosystem that once covered close to ninety million acres across the Southeast. The Art of Managing Longleaf documents the sometimes …
My Paddle to the Sea
Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas
Av John Lane
Häftad, 2012
316 kr
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Three months after a family vacation in Costa Rica ends in tragedy when two fellow rafters die on the flooded Rio Reventazón, John Lane sets out with friends from his own backyard in upcountry South Carolina to calm his nerves and to paddle to the sea.Like Huck Finn, Lane sees a river journey as a …
Etowah River User's Guide
Av Joe Cook
Häftad, 2013
429 kr
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From its headwaters on the southern slope of the Tennessee Valley divide near Dahlonega to its confluence with the Oostanaula to form the Coosa in Rome, the Etowah is a river full of interesting surprises. Paddle over Native American fish weirs and past the Etowah Indian Mounds, one of the most …
Drifting into Darien
A Personal and Natural History of the Altamaha River
Av Janisse Ray
Häftad, 2013
293 kr
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Janisse Ray was a babe in arms when a boat of her father’s construction cracked open and went down in the mighty Altamaha River. Tucked in a life preserver, she washed onto a sandbar as the craft sank from view. That first baptism began a lifelong relationship with a stunning and powerful river …
World of the Salt Marsh
Appreciating and Protecting the Tidal Marshes of the Southeastern Atlantic Coast
Häftad, 2013
338 kr
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The World of the Salt Marsh is a wide-ranging exploration of the southeastern coast—its natural history, its people and their way of life, and the historic and ongoing threats to its ecological survival.Focusing on areas from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, Charles …
Minerals of Georgia
Their Properties and Occurrences
Av Robert B. Cook, Julian C. Gray m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
427 kr
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Minerals of Georgia presents an illustrated, alphabetized record of every mineral (or mineral group) identified in the state. Under each entry is a county-by-county listing of every occurrence known, including both widespread species and obscure ones. In addition to economically important mineral …
Curious Mister Catesby
A "Truly Ingenious" Naturalist Explores New Worlds
Av E. Charles Nelson, David J. Elliott
Inbunden, 2015
1114 kr
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In 1712, English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683–1749) crossed the Atlantic to Virginia. After a seven-year stay, he returned to England with paintings of plants and animals he had studied. They sufficiently impressed other naturalists that in 1722 several Fellows of the Royal Society sponsored his …
