The Sierra Club Guide to the Natural Areas of Florida


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Based on the authors' interviews with hundreds of federal, state, and local officials, here are 200 alphabetically arranged entries which identify Florida's quiet places, subtropical natural wonders, plants, animals, salt marshes, forests, beaches, islands, coral reefs, and more in a one-volume, comprehensive, and solidly researched guide. 5 maps.













Nature's Strongholds


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Covers more than 600 reserves in over 80 countries, includes information on how to visit these extraordinary sites, their ecological significance and some historical background.







Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers


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This guide features stunning color photographs of more than 600 common wildflowers of Florida. Detailed descriptions and full-color photos aid the reader in identifying plants in the field.




The Sierra Club Guide to the Natural Areas of New England


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Now completely revised and updated, this authoritative guide provides a comprehensive introduction to New England's more than 350 federal, state, and local parks, forests, wildlife preserves, and lands in the public domain, comprising more than one million acres. An essential planning tool and an invaluable travel companion for quick weekend getaways as well as extended vacations. 7 maps.




Best Backroads of Florida


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In this third of a three-part series, follow Douglas Waitley along the beaches and over the hills of north Florida, watching rocket launches, meeting dolphins face to face, and trying your luck at the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village" along the way. This volume offers single-day tours to some of the most interesting and remote small towns along some of the most beautiful roads in the northern third of the state. Starting in Melbourne on Florida's Atlantic Coast, skirting Lake Okeechobee, delving into the Everglades, creeping up the Gulf Coast, and ending in Haines City in the heart of citrus country, this volume contains nine one-day romps through some of Florida's most interesting and remote small towns along some of the most beautiful roads in the northern third of the state. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series




Florida Wildlife Viewing Guide


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The popular Florida Wildlife Viewing Guide now Features 32 new sites for a total of 128 areas to catch a glimpse of the state's diverse and abundant wildlife, from alligators and manatees to sandhill cranes and spoonbills.