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Wild Ohio: The Best of Our Natural Heritage
Gary Meszaros James S. McCormac
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Description for Wild Ohio: The Best of Our Natural Heritage
Hardcover. Offers a photographic documentation of outstanding natural habitats in Ohio. This book features approximately forty sites, encompassing nearly various types of habitats found in the state and representing different regions of Ohio. It is suitable for those with an interest in Ohio's natural history and landscape. Num Pages: 208 pages, 159 full colour illustrations, maps, biblio., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; AJC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1089.
This book offers a photographic documentation of the most outstanding natural habitats in Ohio.While Ohio has lost much of its presettlement landscape, many nearly pristine habitats remain. These relics are populated by a fascinating array of flora and fauna. ""Wild Ohio"" singles out the best of Ohio's natural lands and documents their importance in words and photographs. Because the state has lost over 90 percent of its wetlands and over 99 percent of its original prairie, ""Wild Ohio"" focuses especially on rare and declining animals and plants with the intention of inspiring a love of nature and an interest in ... Read more
This book offers a photographic documentation of the most outstanding natural habitats in Ohio.While Ohio has lost much of its presettlement landscape, many nearly pristine habitats remain. These relics are populated by a fascinating array of flora and fauna. ""Wild Ohio"" singles out the best of Ohio's natural lands and documents their importance in words and photographs. Because the state has lost over 90 percent of its wetlands and over 99 percent of its original prairie, ""Wild Ohio"" focuses especially on rare and declining animals and plants with the intention of inspiring a love of nature and an interest in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
1071g
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873389853
SKU
V9780873389853
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About Gary Meszaros James S. McCormac
Jim McCormac is the author of Birds of Ohio (2004). He writes a nature column for the Columbus Dispatch and has been widely published in popular nature periodicals, including Bird Watcher's Digest. He is an avian education specialist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Gary Meszaros, a retired schoolteacher, has been a dedicated nature photographer for more than twenty-five years. ... Read more
Reviews for Wild Ohio: The Best of Our Natural Heritage
"We hope this book never becomes an epitaph for what once was. Ohio is incredibly rich in biodiversity, possibly more so than any other midwestern state.... We encourage you to visit these places and view the greatest natural resources that Ohio has to offer." - from the Preface"