Author: Nathanael Pilla
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253060435
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Indiana Dunes, located on the picturesque coast of Lake Michigan, is one of the most biologically diverse parks in the US national park system. Keen hikers can spot white mayapple blooms, orange-fringed orchids, pink lady slippers, and more. Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park offers visitors a unique handbook highlighting over 160 of the common and exceptional wildflowers found along the trails of Indiana Dunes National Park and the surrounding area. This accessible field guide bypasses the dry nature of many wildflower guides. In addition to the usual scientific species names, descriptions, and bloom periods, Nathanael Pilla and Scott Namestnik offer deeper narratives—folklore surrounding the flowers, look-alikes, animals associated with the plants—that will be remembered much more easily than the length of a petal. Illustrated with over 350 color photographs, Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park will be an asset to the casual hiker of Indiana Dunes National Park, a useful tool to the experienced botanist, and a delight to anyone interested in wildflowers.
Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park
Author: Nathanael Pilla
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253060435
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Indiana Dunes, located on the picturesque coast of Lake Michigan, is one of the most biologically diverse parks in the US national park system. Keen hikers can spot white mayapple blooms, orange-fringed orchids, pink lady slippers, and more. Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park offers visitors a unique handbook highlighting over 160 of the common and exceptional wildflowers found along the trails of Indiana Dunes National Park and the surrounding area. This accessible field guide bypasses the dry nature of many wildflower guides. In addition to the usual scientific species names, descriptions, and bloom periods, Nathanael Pilla and Scott Namestnik offer deeper narratives—folklore surrounding the flowers, look-alikes, animals associated with the plants—that will be remembered much more easily than the length of a petal. Illustrated with over 350 color photographs, Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park will be an asset to the casual hiker of Indiana Dunes National Park, a useful tool to the experienced botanist, and a delight to anyone interested in wildflowers.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253060435
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Indiana Dunes, located on the picturesque coast of Lake Michigan, is one of the most biologically diverse parks in the US national park system. Keen hikers can spot white mayapple blooms, orange-fringed orchids, pink lady slippers, and more. Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park offers visitors a unique handbook highlighting over 160 of the common and exceptional wildflowers found along the trails of Indiana Dunes National Park and the surrounding area. This accessible field guide bypasses the dry nature of many wildflower guides. In addition to the usual scientific species names, descriptions, and bloom periods, Nathanael Pilla and Scott Namestnik offer deeper narratives—folklore surrounding the flowers, look-alikes, animals associated with the plants—that will be remembered much more easily than the length of a petal. Illustrated with over 350 color photographs, Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park will be an asset to the casual hiker of Indiana Dunes National Park, a useful tool to the experienced botanist, and a delight to anyone interested in wildflowers.
The Indiana Dunes
Author: Larry Waldron
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Birds of the Indiana Dunes
Author: Kenneth J. Brock
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780253312013
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780253312013
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Report on the Special Vegetation of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Author: Gerould Wilhelm
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An Act to Provide for the Establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for Other Purposes
Author: United States
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
A Signature of Time and Eternity
Author: Ron Cockrell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Dreams of Duneland
Author: Kenneth J. Schoon
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253057345
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
The towering sand dunes along Lake Michigan, not far from Chicago, are one of the most unexpected natural features of Indiana. The second edition of Dreams of Duneland beautifully illustrates the dunes region, from the past to the present. Since the first edition, the Indiana Dunes area has become an official national park. With more than 400 stunning images, many of them new, Dreams of Duneland showcases the breathtaking sand dunes, as well as the rest of this newly minted park, which includes savanna, wetland, prairie, and forest and is home to a wide variety of plant and animal species. Kenneth J. Schoon reveals how the preserved area of the Indiana Dunes National Park—which sits by residential communities, businesses, and cultural attractions—has a long history of competition among farmers, fur traders, industrialists, and conservationists. Featuring a new foreword and afterword and many updates throughout, this gorgeous new edition will have you planning a trip to the extraordinary Indiana Dunes.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253057345
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
The towering sand dunes along Lake Michigan, not far from Chicago, are one of the most unexpected natural features of Indiana. The second edition of Dreams of Duneland beautifully illustrates the dunes region, from the past to the present. Since the first edition, the Indiana Dunes area has become an official national park. With more than 400 stunning images, many of them new, Dreams of Duneland showcases the breathtaking sand dunes, as well as the rest of this newly minted park, which includes savanna, wetland, prairie, and forest and is home to a wide variety of plant and animal species. Kenneth J. Schoon reveals how the preserved area of the Indiana Dunes National Park—which sits by residential communities, businesses, and cultural attractions—has a long history of competition among farmers, fur traders, industrialists, and conservationists. Featuring a new foreword and afterword and many updates throughout, this gorgeous new edition will have you planning a trip to the extraordinary Indiana Dunes.
The Indiana Dunes
Author: Larry Waldron
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781888213133
Category : Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781888213133
Category : Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 89-19. Considers H.R. 51 and identical H.R. 3833 and H.R. 4789, companion S. 360, and related H.R. 4412, to establish the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to preserve for public use portions of the Indiana dunes in the Lake Michigan area of Indiana. Hearing was held in Valparaiso, Ind.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 89-19. Considers H.R. 51 and identical H.R. 3833 and H.R. 4789, companion S. 360, and related H.R. 4412, to establish the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to preserve for public use portions of the Indiana dunes in the Lake Michigan area of Indiana. Hearing was held in Valparaiso, Ind.
Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks, Second Expanded Edition
Author: Q. T. Luong
Publisher: Terra Galleria Press
ISBN: 9781733576000
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
In 300 visits over 25 years, QT Luong ventured deep into each of America's 61 national parks. Art book and guidebook in one, Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks presents the photographer's explorations in a sumptuous gallery complemented with informative notes on nature, travel, and image making. Together, they invite photographers and nature lovers to trace his steps to both iconic landscapes and rarely seen remote views. Winner of six national book awards.
Publisher: Terra Galleria Press
ISBN: 9781733576000
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
In 300 visits over 25 years, QT Luong ventured deep into each of America's 61 national parks. Art book and guidebook in one, Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks presents the photographer's explorations in a sumptuous gallery complemented with informative notes on nature, travel, and image making. Together, they invite photographers and nature lovers to trace his steps to both iconic landscapes and rarely seen remote views. Winner of six national book awards.