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Edible and Medicinal Flora of the West Coast

Edible and Medicinal Flora of the West Coast

The Pacific Northwest and British Columbia

By Collin Varner

The lush Pacific Northwest coast is home to a multitude of edible and medicinal flora, from marine plants to be harvested in tide pools to edible mushrooms ready to be gleaned from the forest floor....

ISBN: 9780295748047

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Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest

Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest

By Arthur R. Kruckeberg and Linda Chalker-Scott

The Pacific Northwest abounds with native plants that bring beauty to the home garden while offering food and shelter to birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife. Elegant trilliums thrive in woodland settings. Showy lewisias stand...

ISBN: 9780295744155

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Fishes of the Salish Sea

Fishes of the Salish Sea

Puget Sound and the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca

By Theodore Wells Pietsch and James Wilder Orr. Illustrated by Joseph R. Tomelleri

Fishes of the Salish Sea is the definitive guide to the identification and history of the marine and anadromous fishes of Puget Sound and the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca. This comprehensive three-volume...

ISBN: 9780295743745

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The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout

The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout

By Thomas P. Quinn

The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout combines in-depth scientific information with outstanding photographs and original artwork to fully describe the fish species critical to the Pacific Rim. This completely revised and updated...

ISBN: 9780295743332

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Flora of the Pacific Northwest

Flora of the Pacific Northwest

An Illustrated Manual

By C. Leo Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist. Edited by David E. Giblin, Ben S. Legler, Peter F. Zika, and Richard G. Olmstead. Illustrated by Jeanne R. Janish, John H. Rumely, Crystal Shin, and Natsuko Porcino

Flora of the Pacific Northwest, first published in 1973, became an instant classic for its innovative style of providing species descriptions in the identification keys and for its comprehensive illustrations of nearly all treated taxa...

ISBN: 9780295742885

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The Flora and Fauna of the Pacific Northwest Coast

The Flora and Fauna of the Pacific Northwest Coast

By Collin Varner

The Flora and Fauna of the Pacific Northwest Coast is an extensive, easy-to-follow resource guide to the plant and animal life of the vast and diverse bioregion stretching from Juneau, Alaska, south to coastal British...

ISBN: 9780295744643

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Ice Bear

Ice Bear

The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon

By Michael Engelhard

Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination. Humans have seen it as spirit guide and fanged enemy, as trade...

ISBN: 9780295999227

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Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast

Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast

An Illustrated Guide to Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia

By Eugene N. Kozloff

On the northern Pacific coast, from Monterey Bay to Vancouver Island, zoologist Eugene Kozloff explores the rich variety of seashore life of the northern Pacific coast. Hundreds of plants and animals that inhabit the rocky...

ISBN: 9780295960845

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Birds of the Pacific Northwest

Birds of the Pacific Northwest

A Photographic Guide

By Tom Aversa, Richard Cannings, and Hal Opperman

Discover more than four hundred bird species in Birds of the Pacific Northwest—the quintessential regional guide for birding devotees at any level. Join renowned bird experts Tom Aversa, Richard Cannings, and Hal Opperman as they...

ISBN: 9780295999920

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Glacier Ice

Glacier Ice

By Austin Post and Edward R. LaChapelle

The awesome beauty and majesty of glaciers, the world of ice which has shaped and reshaped large parts of the earth’s surfaces, are presented here through more than 100 photographs and a closely integrated, informed...

ISBN: 9780295979106

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Snow

Snow

By Ruth Kirk

Snow has had an astonishing influence on the shape of the land and human history. Ruth Kirk writes perceptively of how animals and people survive in the snow; of glaciers, continental ice sheets, blizzards, and...

ISBN: 9780295977348

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The Geology of Washington and Beyond

The Geology of Washington and Beyond

From Laurentia to Cascadia

By Eric Swenson Cheney

The 20 chapters of The Geology of Washington and Beyond—an outgrowth of a geologic symposium—present the substantial advances in recent research on the geologic history of Washington State. The 32 contributors used new conceptual developments...

ISBN: 9780295995274

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The Informed Gardener

The Informed Gardener

By Linda K. Chalker-Scott

Winner of the Best Book Award in the 2009 Garden Writers Association Media Awards

Named an "Outstanding Title" in University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries, 2009

In this introduction to sustainable landscaping practices, Linda...

ISBN: 9780295987903

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The Olympic Rain Forest

The Olympic Rain Forest

An Ecological Web

By Ruth Kirk. With Jerry Franklin

The forest of the northwest coast of North America accounts for two thirds of the world’s temperate-zone rain forest, which is a fraction of the size of the more publicized tropical rain forest but is...

ISBN: 9780295971872

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Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest

Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest

Volume 2: Salicaceae to Saxifragaceae

By C. Leo Hitchcock, Arthur Cronquist, Marion Ownbey, and J. W. Thompson. Illustrated by Jeanne R. Janish

Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, in five parts, offers the first complete guide, with keys, to the ferns, fern-related, and seed-bearing plants of Washington, northern Oregon, Idaho north of the Snake River plains, the...

ISBN: 9780295739847

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The Informed Gardener Blooms Again

The Informed Gardener Blooms Again

By Linda Chalker-Scott

The Informed Gardener Blooms Again picks up where The Informed Gardener left off, using scientific literature to debunk a new set of common gardening myths. Once again, Linda Chalker-Scott investigates the science behind each myth,...

ISBN: 9780295990019

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Geology and Plant Life

Geology and Plant Life

The Effects of Landforms and Rock Types on Plants

By Arthur R. Kruckeberg

Before any other influences began to fashion life and its lavish diversity, geological events created the initial environments--both physical and chemical--for the evolutionary drama that followed.

Drawing on case histories from around the world, Arthur Kruckeberg...

ISBN: 9780295984520

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The Natural History of Puget Sound Country

The Natural History of Puget Sound Country

By Arthur R. Kruckeberg

Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award

Bounded on the east by the crest of the Cascade Range and on the west by the lofty east flank of the Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound terrain includes every...

ISBN: 9780295974774

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Mountain Fever

Mountain Fever

Historic Conquests of Rainier

By Aubrey L. Haines. Foreword by Ruth Kirk

ISBN: 9780295978475

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Inland Fishes of Washington

Inland Fishes of Washington

Revised and Expanded

By Richard S. Wydoski and Richard R. Whitney

This updated and greatly expanded edition of Inland Fishes of Washington describes all the known native and introduced fishes found in freshwater habitats of Washington State. The authors have created a valuable reference for anglers,...

ISBN: 9780295983387

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