Searching for nature information, which is visual and complex, leads to an appreciation of good reference sources that can help you identify and integrate what you see and hear. The best ones for me have a narrative thread or some organization that reflects the patterns of the content.
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Field Guide to the Piedmont is a magnificent, vividly described journey through the Piedmont, a unique ecosystem which stretches from the Hudson River Palisades to the Georgia plateau. The theme of succession dominates and illuminates the book, whille Godfrey’s literary descriptions of the landscapes reads like a Southern landlocked Melville.
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I love these pocket guides and carry them into the Post Office to read in line.
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Joe Miller is the authoritative voice of the outdoor and nature enthusiastics of Raleigh. His blog is at http://blogs.newsobserver.com/joemiller/index.php
| Take It Outside: Hiking in the Triangle – Joe Miller | |
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Trails of the Triangle: 200 Hikes in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill Area by Allen De Hart and Allen De Hart
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Walking Raleigh/Durham by Rebecca C. Mann
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Birds of the Carolinas Field Guide
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Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast: Landscaping Uses and Identification
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The Natural Gardens of North Carolina
by B. W. Wells
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North Carolina Weather and Climate
North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer (North Carolina Atlas and Gazetteer) by Delorme
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Reptiles of North Carolina (Hardcover)
by William M. Palmer (Author), Alvin L. Braswell (Author), Renaldo Kuhler (Illustrator)
Trees of the Southeastern United States by Wilbur H. Duncan and Marion B. Duncan
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