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America's natural places. The Midwest / Jason Ney, Terri Nichols.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Regional volumes in America's natural places | America's natural placesPublication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press/ABC-CLIO, c2010.Description: xxiv, 202 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 0313350884 (hardcover : set : alk. paper)
  • 0313350892 (set : ebook)
  • 0313353166 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0313353174 (ebook)
  • 9780313350887 (hardcover : set : alk. paper)
  • 9780313350894 (set : ebook)
  • 9780313353161 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780313353178 (ebook)
Other title:
  • Midwest
Subject(s):
Contents:
1. Illinois. Allerton Natural Area -- Baber Woods Nature Preserve -- Cache River Wetlands -- Emiquon -- Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve -- Forest of the Wabash -- Funk's Grove -- Giant City State Park -- Gensburg-Markham Prairie Nature Preserve -- Illinois Beach Nature Preserve -- LaRue-Pine Ecological Area -- Little Grand Canyon Area -- Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge -- Nachusa Grasslands Preserve -- Volo Bog Nature Preserve -- 2. Indiana. Davis-Purdue Research Forest -- Donaldson Cave and Donaldson's Woods Nature Preserve -- Harrison Spring -- Hemmer Woods Nature Preserve -- Hoosier Prairie Nature Preserve -- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore -- Kankakee Sands -- Pine Hills Nature Preserve -- Pioneer Mothers Memorial Forest -- Wesley Chapel Gulf of the Lost River Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve -- Wyandotte Cave -- 3. Iowa. Berry Woods -- Bluebell Hollow Preserve -- Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve -- Decorah Ice Cave -- Fred May tag II Family Preserve -- Freda Haffner Preserve Grand River Grasslands -- Hayden Prairie State Preserve -- Loess Hills State Forest -- Richard W. Pohl Memorial Preserve at Ames High Prairie -- Sioux City Prairie -- Swamp White Oak Preserve -- 4. Michigan. Dead Stream Swamp -- Dukes Research Natural Area -- Hartwick Pines State Park -- Haven Hill State Natural Area -- Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mount Baldy -- Mary MacDonald Preserve at Horseshoe Harbor -- Nan Weston Nature Preserve at Sharon Hollow -- Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park -- Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve -- Tourney Woodlot -- Two-Hearted River Forest Reserve Zetterberg Preserve at Point Betsie -- 5. Minnesota. Ancient River Warren Channel Big Bog State Recreation Area -- Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve-Allison Savanna -- ltasca Wilderness Sanctuary Scientific and Natural Area -- Keeley Creek Research Natural Area -- Moe Woods Preserve -- Pigeon River Cliffs Preserve -- Pine Point Research Natural Area -- Red Rock Prairie -- Sand Lake/Seven Beavers Project Complex -- Wallace C. Dayton Conservation & Wildlife Area -- Weaver Dunes Scientific and Natural Area -- 6. Missouri. Bennett Spring Savanna Big Oak Tree State Park -- Chilton Creek -- Grand River Grasslands-Dunn Ranch and Pawnee Prairie -- Grasshopper Hollow -- Onondaga Cave Pickle Springs -- Shelton L. Cook Meadow -- Taberville Prairie -- Shut-in Mountain Fens -- Tucker Prairie -- Tumbling Creek Cave -- Victoria Glade -- 7. Ohio. Brown's Lake Bog Preserve -- Dysart Woods Laboratory -- Edge of Appalachia Preserve -- Glade Wetland Goll Woods -- Hueston Woods -- Highbanks Natural Area -- Kitty Todd Nature Preserve -- Mentor Marsh Morgan Swamp -- 8. Wisconsin. Bad River-Kakagon Sloughs -- Caroline Lake Preserve -- Chiwaukee Prairie -- Hemlock Draw -- Holmboe Conifer Forest -- Lulu Lake Preserve Mink River Estuary -- Quincy Bluff and Wetlands -- The Ridges Sanctuary -- Rush Lake/Owen & Anne Gromme Preserve -- Spring Green Preserve -- Summerton Bog -- Thomson Memorial Prairie.
Summary: This volume examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas in the Midwest regions of the United States, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within the volume, this work informs readers about the wide variety of natural areas across the Midwest and identifies places that may be near them that demonstrate the importance of preserving such regions.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 333.720977 N569 Available 33111006806828
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This timely set invites readers to celebrate the most beautiful and environmentally important places in the United States.

Each of the United States boasts numerous special places that are significant for their biodiversity, ecology, habitats for rare and endangered species, or other qualities that make them unique and worthy of preservation. These sites range from nature preserves to state and national parks, wildlife areas, ecosystems that provide a home to diverse flora and fauna, and even scenic vistas.

The five volumes of America's Natural Places examine over 200 of the most spectacular and important of these places, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within regional volumes, this encyclopedia both informs the reader about the wide variety of natural areas across the country and identifies places nearby that demonstrate that preserving such treasurers is of immediate importance to every U.S. citizen.



Covers one region per volume with entries organized by state within the volume 200 illustrations depict America's most treasured landscapes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-200) and index.

1. Illinois. Allerton Natural Area -- Baber Woods Nature Preserve -- Cache River Wetlands -- Emiquon -- Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve -- Forest of the Wabash -- Funk's Grove -- Giant City State Park -- Gensburg-Markham Prairie Nature Preserve -- Illinois Beach Nature Preserve -- LaRue-Pine Ecological Area -- Little Grand Canyon Area -- Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge -- Nachusa Grasslands Preserve -- Volo Bog Nature Preserve -- 2. Indiana. Davis-Purdue Research Forest -- Donaldson Cave and Donaldson's Woods Nature Preserve -- Harrison Spring -- Hemmer Woods Nature Preserve -- Hoosier Prairie Nature Preserve -- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore -- Kankakee Sands -- Pine Hills Nature Preserve -- Pioneer Mothers Memorial Forest -- Wesley Chapel Gulf of the Lost River Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve -- Wyandotte Cave -- 3. Iowa. Berry Woods -- Bluebell Hollow Preserve -- Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve -- Decorah Ice Cave -- Fred May tag II Family Preserve -- Freda Haffner Preserve Grand River Grasslands -- Hayden Prairie State Preserve -- Loess Hills State Forest -- Richard W. Pohl Memorial Preserve at Ames High Prairie -- Sioux City Prairie -- Swamp White Oak Preserve -- 4. Michigan. Dead Stream Swamp -- Dukes Research Natural Area -- Hartwick Pines State Park -- Haven Hill State Natural Area -- Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mount Baldy -- Mary MacDonald Preserve at Horseshoe Harbor -- Nan Weston Nature Preserve at Sharon Hollow -- Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park -- Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve -- Tourney Woodlot -- Two-Hearted River Forest Reserve Zetterberg Preserve at Point Betsie -- 5. Minnesota. Ancient River Warren Channel Big Bog State Recreation Area -- Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve-Allison Savanna -- ltasca Wilderness Sanctuary Scientific and Natural Area -- Keeley Creek Research Natural Area -- Moe Woods Preserve -- Pigeon River Cliffs Preserve -- Pine Point Research Natural Area -- Red Rock Prairie -- Sand Lake/Seven Beavers Project Complex -- Wallace C. Dayton Conservation & Wildlife Area -- Weaver Dunes Scientific and Natural Area -- 6. Missouri. Bennett Spring Savanna Big Oak Tree State Park -- Chilton Creek -- Grand River Grasslands-Dunn Ranch and Pawnee Prairie -- Grasshopper Hollow -- Onondaga Cave Pickle Springs -- Shelton L. Cook Meadow -- Taberville Prairie -- Shut-in Mountain Fens -- Tucker Prairie -- Tumbling Creek Cave -- Victoria Glade -- 7. Ohio. Brown's Lake Bog Preserve -- Dysart Woods Laboratory -- Edge of Appalachia Preserve -- Glade Wetland Goll Woods -- Hueston Woods -- Highbanks Natural Area -- Kitty Todd Nature Preserve -- Mentor Marsh Morgan Swamp -- 8. Wisconsin. Bad River-Kakagon Sloughs -- Caroline Lake Preserve -- Chiwaukee Prairie -- Hemlock Draw -- Holmboe Conifer Forest -- Lulu Lake Preserve Mink River Estuary -- Quincy Bluff and Wetlands -- The Ridges Sanctuary -- Rush Lake/Owen & Anne Gromme Preserve -- Spring Green Preserve -- Summerton Bog -- Thomson Memorial Prairie.

This volume examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas in the Midwest regions of the United States, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within the volume, this work informs readers about the wide variety of natural areas across the Midwest and identifies places that may be near them that demonstrate the importance of preserving such regions.

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