Washington and Oregon Nature Guide

by Erin McCloskey

A great companion to take along on your next weekend trek, the WASHINGTON AND OREGON NATURE GUIDE encompasses all the nature you're likely to encounter in the Northwest. The book features over 400 species of animals and plants commonly found in Washington and Oregon. The accounts include species identification and the place of a given plant or animal in the overall ecosystem. Full-color illustrations and color maps of the Northwest featuring parks and nature areas are accompanied by informative, accessible text that covers native uses, animal behavior, ecology and range. Enrich your next walk by bringing along an easy-to-carry wealth of information about the natural world around you.

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 2008

About the author

Erin McCloskey earned a degree in conservation biology from the University of Alberta and has worked with wildlife conservation organisations around the world. She has lived in Italy, California and is currently living in New Zealand, working as a guide and nature interpreter. She is the author of a number of books about natural history, voluntourism and places in the world that are important to her.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm in love with this book!! I went on a canoe trip and had a bird book, but it was so big and I had to sift through so many birds not ever seen in this area to try to identify anything. Plus, I wanted to know the names of trees and bugs and mammals (turns out we saw muskrats, but without a book like this we thought we might be seeing the ominous nutria!) This has a sort of waterproof cover and is my new favorite thing to look at with sections on most anything alive I might see around here.