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
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
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
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
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
Spoolman presents a guide to geologic sites in Wisconsin. The material is arranged geographically by region: Lake Superior, Northern Highlands, Eastern Ridges and Lowlands, the Driftless Area, and
This guidebook takes readers to 20 sites in Northern Arizona that display the geology and landscape of the region. They include Pearce Ferry, Torroweap Overlook, the Colorado River and Glen Canyon Dam
Arranged by common family name, this field guide to the wild berries and fruits of the western US presents detailed information on some 150 wild fruits and berries. Text includes plant descriptions;
Pyne (life sciences, Arizona State U.), a fire historian and former firefighter, recounts the fires that occurred in the summer of 1910 that burned millions of acres in the Northern Rockies and how US
Gathers a collection of stories written by young pioneers facing the hardships and joys of travelling west on the Overland Trail with their families in the mid-nineteenth century.
First published by Mountain Press in 1970 and in print nearly continuously through several editions by different publishers, Mile High Mile Deep is once again available through Mountain Press. Part me
Many forest communities in the West need fire to maintain a healthy ecosytem. Forest Communities profiles three forest types—ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and white-barked pine—that benefit from the
Californians live on the edge . . . of a tectonic plate, that is. In this geologically tenuous location, where a tsunami, earthquake, or volcanic eruption is just another hazard, the rocks and landfor
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap, Virginia stretches across five distinct regions, each home to unique and amazing geology. In the Coastal Plain’s wedge of fossil-rich sediments, a meteor impa
LeMonds (a high school English teacher and writer who has written for several Pacific Northwest newspapers) draws on his own experience in a multi-generation Pacific Northwest logging family to tell t
In Daughters of Two Nations, Peggy Caravantes tells the life stories of nine Native American women who brought change and unity to two cultures historically at odds. These short but well-researched bi
After recovering the governor of Montana's famous dog, Cat, in The Governor's Dog is Missing, twelve-year-old sleuths Slate Stephens and Daphne McSweeney head to the infamous Montana ghost town of Ban
Though the transcontinental mail-by-suicide-rider service only lasted 18 months, it has become an icon of American mythology. Di Certo describes the social and political context of its rise, the detai
From Marie Bailly, the first settler in northwest Indiana, to the high-flying Margaret Ray Ringenberg, and from Mother Theodore Guerin, a Catholic nun who was later canonized as a saint, to Vivian Car
A coin. . . a friendship. . . a fast car. . . and a girl with a secret. . .Author Sneed B. Collard III puts them all together to create the heart-pounding sequel to Double Eagle.Two summers after Mike
Before the mid-1800s, much of the American West was a vast expanse of open plains. Native tribes followed buffalo herds unimpeded for hundreds of miles, cowboys ran cattle wherever water and grass le
What do you do when Montana’s biggest mysteries land in your lap? If you’re Slate Stephens and Daphne McSweeney, you get busy solving them. With geologist dads who haul them around the state, the twel
Why do a tree’s leaves change color in autumn? How can mushrooms suddenly appear overnight? What made those tracks in the snow? You Can Be a Nature Detective helps you delve into these and other intri
Jim Murray’s rise to great wealth began high in the Rocky Mountains in the small town of Pioneer, Montana. There he hit his first big strike, hired others to work his claims, and earned a reputation a
Thanks to a mysterious combination of events, a dog named Sophie travels from the year 1926 to the present, where she follows a boy Sam home from school. Through a bit of sleuthing, Sam and his outspo
