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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Steven Higgs , James Alexander ThomPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 1.129kg ISBN: 9780253020901ISBN 10: 0253020905 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 20 April 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword by James Alexander Thom Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Natural Area Etiquette Part 1. The Land Stewards Part 2. The Southern Indiana landscape Part 3. Destinations Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Part 4. Supplementary Materials Species list Glossary Resources IndexReviewsA Guide to Natural Areas of Southern Indiana fills a void in available guidebooks geared to nature-based tourism. You would need to do hours and hours of internet research to compile just a small portion of what this one book provides. This is an excellent guidebook and offers a big-picture view of southern Indiana's diverse environments. There is something for everyone-from botany and geology to history-which makes the book extremely useful for both families and ecotour groups as well as the lone explorer seeking out a new experience. -Cheryl Ann Munson, Indiana University Steven Higgs has done an excellent job of not only compiling the places, but also detailing the important flora and fauna located therein, along with recreational opportunities for visitors to these preserves. I cannot imagine the amount of time that went into exploring all these places! Anyone with a general interest in the outdoors, including hikers, birders, campers and fishermen, will find this book useful. -Johnny Molloy, author of Top Trails Great Smoky Mountains National Park A Guide to Natural Areas of Southern Indiana fills a void in available guidebooks geared to nature-based tourism. You would need to do hours and hours of internet research to compile just a small portion of what this one book provides. This is an excellent guidebook and offers a big-picture view of southern Indiana s diverse environments. There is something for everyone from botany and geology to history which makes the book extremely useful for both families and ecotour groups as well as the lone explorer seeking out a new experience. Cheryl Ann Munson, Indiana University Author InformationSteven Higgs is an award winning environmental writer and photographer and author of Eternal Vigilance: Nine Tales of Environmental Heroism in Indiana (IUP, 1996). James Alexander Thom is the acclaimed author of Follow the River; Long Knife; From Sea to Shining Sea and Panther in the Sky, for which he won the prestigious Western Writers of America Spur Award for best historic novel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |