Wasatch Wildflowers

Wasatch Wildflowers
Author: Steve Hegji
Publisher: Cedar Fort
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2010
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781599553825

Nothing's more beautiful than a meadow full of wildflowers swaying in the mountain breeze, and with Wasatch Wildflowers you'll be able to appreciate that sight more than ever before. Experienced hiker and wildflower enthusiast Steve Hegji has scaled mountain heights to bring you this priceless collection of over 200 different flowers indigenous to the Wasatch Region, like Prince's Plume, Glacier Lily, and Wandering Daisy. with gorgeous full-color photos, you'll soon be able to find and identify each specimen as you learn fun facts about its name and history. Wasatch Wildflowers is an indispensible guide to recognizing the simple beauties all around you?sometimes even in your own backyard.

Wildflowers of the Cottonwood Canyons

Wildflowers of the Cottonwood Canyons
Author: Elise Hinman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2018-05-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578504230

This beautiful wildflower guide represents nearly 200 plants found within the Wasatch National Forest, adjacent to the Salt Lake Valley.Each plant is represented on its own page, sorted by flower color and species. Three pictures are provided per plant to depict the habitat, flower and leaf structure.Plants are identified as: native, non-native, invasive and rare, A brief paragraph about the plant is accompanied by details on: habitat, elevation, flowering season and characteristics.Chapters include: History [of the Cottonwood Canyons and Spruces Campground (which was a tree nursery, built in the early 1900's to help reforest the Wasatch and other forests across the west with millions of seedlings)]. Leave No Trace Principles, Protecting the Watershed [local watershed information and explanation on watersheds in general], Basic Geology [Wasatch Mountains], Plant Taxonomy, Additional Resources, Flower Illustrations, flower chapters by color [red, yellow, green, white and violet] and includes a hearty index.The book is spiral bound and water resistant and offers note pages in the back, for field notes.Authors: Tim Remkes, Katie Burbank, Elise Hinman.Copyright, 2018 - Cottonwood Canyons Foundation, cottonwoodcanyons.org. This issue is the third edition of this locally famous publication.Proceeds from sales of this guide go directly to conservation and environmental education by the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation.The Cottonwood Canyons Foundation is a non political non-profit, founded in 2002 with the mission "to work to continuously improve the environments of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons through stewardship and education".Cottonwood Canyons Foundation provides stewardship through a seasonal trail crew, a seasonal invasive weeds crew, habitat revegetation and rehabilitation and graffiti removal efforts.Environmental education programs run year round through public and youth programs.Events are hosted between June and September to bring volunteers, environmental awareness and fun in support of our urban forest.ISBN-13: 978-0-578-50423-0

Great Basin

Great Basin
Author: Laird Blackwell
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780762738052

With 350 stunning color images and descriptive text, Laird Blackwell reveals the diversity and beauty of the Great Basin through its wildflowers. This book is a handy introduction to the region's plants for beginners and a fascinating study of the ecosystem that will appeal to experts.

Field Book of Western Wild Flowers

Field Book of Western Wild Flowers
Author: Margaret Armstrong
Publisher: Litres
Total Pages: 731
Release: 2021-12-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 5040885369

"Field Book of Western Wild Flowers" by J. J. Thornber, Margaret Armstrong. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

100 Texas Wildflowers

100 Texas Wildflowers
Author: Dorothy Baird Mattiza
Publisher: Western National Parks Association
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1993
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781877856358

Information on the range, size, identification, and scientific name of 100 flowers native to Texas.

Wild Rides and Wildflowers

Wild Rides and Wildflowers
Author: Scott Abbott
Publisher: Torrey House Press
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2014-02-24
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1937226247

Two guys on bikes offer often-humorous, sometimes poignant insights into the male psyche, botany, philosophy, and true friendship.

Wildflowers of the Mountain West

Wildflowers of the Mountain West
Author: Richard M. Anderson
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2018-03-26
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0874218969

This illustrated guide makes flower identification easy for outdoor enthusiasts across New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon. This book is perfect for anyone who has little botanical knowledge but would like to know more about the wildflowers they encounter in nature. Organized by flower color for easy reference, plant records include the common and scientific names, a description of typical characteristics, habitat information and distribution maps, look-alike species, color photographs, and informative commentary. Stunning full color photographs make visual confirmation of flower type simple and straightforward. In addition, the book provides a useful introduction to the Mountain West region, along with line drawings to illustrate basic flower parts, shapes, and arrangements. It also features a glossary of common botanical terms, a quick search key, and a handy index.

Wildflowers and Other Herbaceous Plants of Utah Rangelands

Wildflowers and Other Herbaceous Plants of Utah Rangelands
Author: Utah State University. Cooperative Extension Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1913-10-01
Genre: Herbaceous plants
ISBN: 9780988889118

This guide is meant to serve as a help identifying many of the wildflowers and other herbaceous species common to the rangelands, forests, and farmlands of Utah. It is not an exhaustive guide to the plants contained herein, nor is it a comprehensive summary of all the wildflowers and herbaceous species of Utah.

Yosemite Wildflowers

Yosemite Wildflowers
Author: Judy Breckling
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2020-03-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1493040677

Yosemite is one of the crown jewels of our national park system. Although the park is most famous for its magnificent peaks, domes, and waterfalls, it is also a treasure trove of wildflowers due to its incredible diversity of plant habitats and its extensive elevation range. This is the first comprehensive Yosemite wildflower guide that's small enough to fit in a book bag. The guide was designed to help people identify almost all the wildflowers that grow in Yosemite. The only flowering plant categories not included are grasses, sedges, and rushes, along with trees and shrubs that have inconspicuous flowers. Over a thousand species of wildflowers are covered in the book, either individually or in similar plants sections. The plants are organized first by flower color and then alphabetically by family. Flowering time, habitat, vegetation zone, and elevation range are provided, and interesting information is included for many of the plants. The book provides a glossary of botanical terms, a general index, and a family index. The family index lists all the plants covered in the book in alphabetical order by family.

The New Wild

The New Wild
Author: Fred Pearce
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2016-04-05
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0807039551

Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist A provocative exploration of the “new ecology” and why most of what we think we know about alien species is wrong For a long time, veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce thought in stark terms about invasive species: they were the evil interlopers spoiling pristine “natural” ecosystems. Most conservationists and environmentalists share this view. But what if the traditional view of ecology is wrong—what if true environmentalists should be applauding the invaders? In The New Wild, Pearce goes on a journey across six continents to rediscover what conservation in the twenty-first century should be about. Pearce explores ecosystems from remote Pacific islands to the United Kingdom, from San Francisco Bay to the Great Lakes, as he digs into questionable estimates of the cost of invader species and reveals the outdated intellectual sources of our ideas about the balance of nature. Pearce acknowledges that there are horror stories about alien species disrupting ecosystems, but most of the time, the tens of thousands of introduced species usually swiftly die out or settle down and become model eco-citizens. The case for keeping out alien species, he finds, looks increasingly flawed. As Pearce argues, mainstream environmentalists are right that we need a rewilding of the earth, but they are wrong if they imagine that we can achieve that by reengineering ecosystems. Humans have changed the planet too much, and nature never goes backward. But a growing group of scientists is taking a fresh look at how species interact in the wild. According to these new ecologists, we should applaud the dynamism of alien species and the novel ecosystems they create. In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it is absolutely crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing the new ecology, Pearce shows us, is our best chance. To be an environmentalist in the twenty-first century means celebrating nature’s wildness and capacity for change.