Wild North Carolina: Discovering the Wonders of Our State's Natural Communities

Celebrating the beauty diversity and significance of the states natural landscapes Wild North Carolina provides an engaging beautifully illustrated introduction to North Carolinas interconnected webs of plant and animal life. From dunes and marshes to high mountain crags through forests swamps savannas ponds pocosins and flatrocks David Blevins and Michael Schafale reveal in words and photographs natural patterns of the landscape that will help readers see familiar places in a new way and new places with a sense of familiarity. Wild North Carolina introduces the full range of the states diverse natural communities each brought to life with compelling accounts of their significance and meaning arresting photographs featuring broad vistas and close-ups and details on where to go to experience them first hand. Blevins and Schafale provide nature enthusiasts of all levels with the insights they need to value the states natural diversity highlighting the reasons plants and animals are found where they are as well as the challenges of conserving these special places.