America's Natural Places - The Midwest

Informationen zum Autor Stacy Kowtko is a tenured history professor at Spokane Community College, Spokane, WA. Her published works include Greenwood's Nature and the Environment in Pre-Columbian Everyday Life . Klappentext From Iowa's Decorah Ice Cave to the Kitty Todd Nature Preserve in Ohio, this volume provides a snapshot of the most spectacular and important natural places in the Midwestern United States. America's Natural Places: The Midwest examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas of this region, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within the volume, this work informs readers about the wide variety of natural areas across the Midwest and identifies places near them that demonstrate the importance of preserving such regions. Zusammenfassung From Iowa's Decorah Ice Cave to the Kitty Todd Nature Preserve in Ohio! this volume provides a snapshot of the most spectacular and important natural places in the Midwestern United States.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stacy Kowtko, Jason Ney, Jason/ Nichols Ney, Ney Jason, Terri Nichols, Nichols Terri
• Con la collaborazione di: Stacy Kowtko (Editore), Stacy S. Kowtko (Editore), Kowtko Stacy S. (Editore)
• Editore: Greenwood Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.11.2009
• EAN: 9780313353161
• ISBN: 978-0-313-35316-1
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: America's Natural Places; America's Natural Places
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Natura: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Die Natur: Sachbuch, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, USA Mittlerer Westen, natural history, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, US Midwest, North Central & Mid-West States, Decorah Ice Cave, Iowa; Kitty Todd Nature Preserve, Ohio