A Journey for All Seasons: A Cross-country Celebration of the Natural World (Nature Conservancy Book S.) - Hardcover

An armchair journey through displays of nature across the country.

A Journey for All Seasons is a month-by-month guide to the natural wonders of some of The Nature Conservancy's most treasured preserves, where the seasons are defined by the annual cycles of the plants and animals that live there. With vivid prose and exquisite line drawings, this book captures all the grandeur of sixty spectacular events, including: loggerhead sea turtles crawling ashore each summer to nest on Florida's warm sand beaches; thousands of endangered butterflies migrating southward each fall along Texan river corridors; great blue herons courting in Maryland's wetlands on Valentine's Day; hundreds of bald eagles congregating along Washington rivers every winter to feed on spawned-out salmon; and prairie wildflowers exploding into color each spring.You will learn where wild irises bloom, when Alaskan fur seals calve, and how horseshoe crabs migrate on the coast of Delaware. You will discover how "prescribed" fires are protecting our prairies and how alien weed removal can save native vegetation. You will begin to understand how beavers build their dams, why rough-legged hawks arrive in Idaho soon after the first snowfall, and how bat maternity colonies thrive in Arkansas. From amphibian censuses to wildlife tracking workshops, this guide will also encourage you to participate in the maintenance and restoration of these cherished natural habitats.For nature lovers and naturalists, outdoor adventurers and armchair travelers, A Journey for All Seasons provides a provocative glimpse of the astonishing diversity of this country's natural places. (81/4 X 81/4, 180 pages, illustrations)