This color-illustrated guide for general readers and students describes well-known and less-visited places to explore the beauty and geology of Indiana. The book opens with an accessible history of
Do not be repelled by the word "humongous"; the book is a serious description, for the lay reader, of the several Bretz floods (Lake Missoula was repeatedly created by a glacier dam, which then releas
Nontechnical descriptions, grouped according to family, face large, color photographs of the weeds. Descriptions include origin, distribution, and aggressiveness as well as information on plant lore,
California’s geology makes headlines when faults shift, volcanoes puff steam, and coastal bluffs fall into the sea. The latest edition of this popular book explores the state’s recent rumblings and tr
Connecticut and Rhode Island are small but geologically diverse. Skehan (emeritus, geology and geophysics, Boston College), who has a featured trilobite genus named after him, introduces the states' i
Explains various aspects of volcanology including how different lavas form and why some volcanoes ooze liquid while others violently erupt and cause cataclysmic destruction.
Norton (astronomy, Central Oregon Community College) tells the story of meteorites and our attempts to read their history. Topics include the development of the interdisciplinary science of meteoritic
In Fire Birds—Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests, award-winning science author Sneed B. Collard III challenges society's negative views toward natural forest fires. By focusing on the resear
The West's vast ponderosa pine forest has been home to people for thousands of years. Ponderosa from distant mountains provided timbers for the ancient pueblos of the Southwest. Nomadic Native America
Muddy footprints, buried bodies, and gem and mineral fraud are some cases in which forensic geology can play a part. Murray, an academic geologist before discovering his true calling, introduces the f
Describes how the forest changes in the aftermath of a fire, discussing fire's beneficial effects for forest plants and animals such as black-backed woodpeckers, lodgepole pines, elk, and mountain blu
When you wander a woodland forest, skip through a sunlit meadow, or ramble down a dusty path, you might see a furry tail, a bristly beard, or a fuzzy toe. Did you catch a glimpse of an animal? Or was
Snakes, Alligators, and Broken Hearts recounts the author’s adventures and experiences growing up as the son of a biologist during the 1960s and 70s. With humor and compassion, the author describes th
When Healy pans for Idaho gold, descends the Missouri River, tames wild Alberta mustangs, stares down Montana outlaws, equips Klondike prospectors, or promotes the untapped potential of Alaska, you ca
Michno has written widely about Little Big Horn and western history in general. Here he provides information on 675 conflicts between natives and the US military that took place west of the Mississipp
Ancestors of today’s Native Americans populated the Great Plains about 14,000 years ago, about the time glaciers of the last Ice Age began melting back to the north. Prehistoric people living on the d
In a single day they would deliver babies, sew up gunshot wounds, and treat half a frontier town for influenza, and struggle to reach all concerned on horseback in a driving snowstorm. Country doctors
Dig into Montana's past with this guide to the state's best archaeological sites. A cache north of Livingston, the oldest known evidence of humans in Montana, was left by mammoth hunters more than 11,
Neal (geology, Grand Valley State U., Michigan), Pilkey (environmental and earth sciences, Duke U.), and Kelley (marine geology, U. of Maine) offer a layperson's guide to the geological features of be
This popular nontechnical introduction to the strange and marvelous beasts of the Pleistocene ice ages is now even better. Since Ice Age Mammals of North America was first published in 2002, new infor
Backpackers and hikers work hard to be deep in the wild, and they deserve spectacular food all day long. Backpacker's Ultra Food offers strategies and recipes for creating and dehydrating “one-pot won
Williams and Chronic offer simple directions, easy-to-read maps, color photographs, and diagrams to allow non-geologists to appreciate some of the geological history and landscape of Colorado. General
Introduces Montana's independent, adventurous, and often eccentric people of the past and present, telling of the struggles of dryland farmers, the rowdy antics of mining town denizens, and the herois
Active volcanoes, like Rainier and Baker, dominate Washington’s western half, and Columbia flood basalt covers much of the eastern half, but scattered here and there are other equally amazing rocks an
Bringing attention to the desert, boom-and-bust mining towns, quirky roadside stops, and of course, Las Vegas, Moreno presents the history, culture, tales, and sights of Nevada. The information is or
Whoo . . . has catlike yellow eyes and white feathered feet, lives alongside polar bears and caribou way up north, loves to eat lemmings for lunch, and is Harry Potter's faithful friend? The Snowy Ow
Colorful, noisy, and brash, the American Kestrel is the most endearing of North America's raptors. With its vivid rufous and blue-gray plumage, peppered with dashes of black and white, this bird of pr
In Camas and Sage: A Story of Bison Life on the Prairie, kids are invited to explore and discover the northern plains in a truly unique way: through the eyes and ears of a bison calf.
