Guide to America's Outdoors: New England

by Gary Ferguson, Michael Melford

In this practical, informative, richly illustrated guide, National Geographic takes you to the best nature sites in Now England and tells you what you need to know -- about the landscape, plants, animals, activities, and recreation -- to experience them fully. Over 80 major sites, plus numerous smaller ones, grouped by bioregion, including national forests, seashores, and wildlife refuges; state parks, conservation areas and preserves; and wild and scenic rivers. Guided hikes and drives. Suggestions of where to hike, bike, camp, canoe, kayak, fish, see wildlife, and more.Detailed resource listings. 150 vivid, color photos and 20 detailed, full-color maps.

Genres: Reference, Travel, Nature

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Nature writer, 1956-
Award-winning author Gary Ferguson has written for a variety of national publications, including Vanity Fair and the Chicago Tribune, and is the author of twenty-six books on nature and science. His memoir, The Carry Home, which the Los Angeles Times called “gorgeous, with beauty on every page,” was awarded “Best Nature book of the Year” by the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. Gary is the co-founder of Full Ecology, with his wife, social scientists Mary M. Clare.

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[Sean Evans]

National Geographic Guide to America's Outdoors: New England (National Geographic Guide to America's Outdoors) by Gary Ferguson (2000)