Wild New Jersey
Nature Adventures in the Garden State
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2011
Rivergate Books (Verlag)
978-0-8135-4921-7 (ISBN)
Rivergate Books (Verlag)
978-0-8135-4921-7 (ISBN)
The fastest animal on earth dive-bombs him from the skies. A young black bear bounds up a mountain trail a few yards away. Poisonous snakes swirl at his feet. A thousand bats careen past his head in a pitch-black roost. Pods of dolphins swim right past him by the scores. Who? Experienced naturalist David Wheeler. Where? In Wild New Jersey, of course.
Wild New Jersey invites readers along Wheeler’s whirlwind year-long tour of the most ecologically diverse state for its size in America. Along with the expert guidance of charismatic wildlife biologists and local conservationists, he explores mountains, valleys, beaches, pine barrens, caves, rivers, marshlands, and more—breathtaking landscapes and the state’s Noah’s Ark of fascinating creatures.
This isn’t your ordinary ride on the Jersey Turnpike. Fasten your seatbelts and join Wheeler as he . . .
Kayaks through the Meadowlands under the watchful eye of the Empire State Building,
Pans for cretaceous fossils in a hidden brook once home to mastodons and giant sloths,
Rides a fishing boat in the frigid snows of winter on a high-seas quest for Atlantic puffins,
Trudges through the eerie darkness of a bog on a mysterious night hike,
Dogsleds across the windswept alpine slopes in the haunts of the porcupine and bobcat.
With Wheeler’s compelling narrative, in-depth background details, and eye for revealing the offbeat, you can count this as the first nature book to paint the extraordinary picture of New Jersey’s unlikely wilderness in all its glory. Come along for all the adventure and insight in Wild New Jersey!
Wild New Jersey invites readers along Wheeler’s whirlwind year-long tour of the most ecologically diverse state for its size in America. Along with the expert guidance of charismatic wildlife biologists and local conservationists, he explores mountains, valleys, beaches, pine barrens, caves, rivers, marshlands, and more—breathtaking landscapes and the state’s Noah’s Ark of fascinating creatures.
This isn’t your ordinary ride on the Jersey Turnpike. Fasten your seatbelts and join Wheeler as he . . .
Kayaks through the Meadowlands under the watchful eye of the Empire State Building,
Pans for cretaceous fossils in a hidden brook once home to mastodons and giant sloths,
Rides a fishing boat in the frigid snows of winter on a high-seas quest for Atlantic puffins,
Trudges through the eerie darkness of a bog on a mysterious night hike,
Dogsleds across the windswept alpine slopes in the haunts of the porcupine and bobcat.
With Wheeler’s compelling narrative, in-depth background details, and eye for revealing the offbeat, you can count this as the first nature book to paint the extraordinary picture of New Jersey’s unlikely wilderness in all its glory. Come along for all the adventure and insight in Wild New Jersey!
DAVID WHEELER founded the daily wildlife and nature blog WildNewJersey.tv, and has written conservation stories for The Star-Ledger, The Record, Home News Tribue, E the Environmental Magazine, New Jersey Newsroom, and other media. He is the director of operations for the nonprofit Edison Wetlands Association. He earned his M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business and his B.A. from the American University.
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One. The Rugged Northwest
Part Two. The Urban Northeast
Part Three. The Jersey Shore
Part Four. The Cape and Pines
Part Five. The Heartland
Nature Centers in New Jersey
Suggested Reading
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2011 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Margaret O'Gorman |
| Zusatzinfo | 53 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Piscataway |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8135-4921-3 / 0813549213 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8135-4921-7 / 9780813549217 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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