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Nature Guide to Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks - Amy Grisak

Nature Guide to Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
264 Seiten
2021
Falcon Guides (Verlag)
978-1-4930-4467-2 (ISBN)
CHF 29,90 inkl. MwSt
Glacier National Park, known as the Crown of the Continent, is a stunningly beautiful mountain landscape adorned with glaciers and snowfields. Combined with its sister park, Waterton Lakes Park in southern Alberta, the two become Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the first of its kind in the world. These wild places are the realm of the grizzly and the mountain goat, along with the diminutive pika and delicate, yet exceptionally hardy, wildflowers that put on a dazzling display in the short season between the months of snow.

As a result, it’s not surprising that Glacier and Waterton are some of the most-loved parks in the National Park system. In 2017, Glacier broke attendance records welcoming over 3.3 million visitors, and with another record-breaking start to the 2018 (May surpassed the previous record in 2016 with over 195,000 people), it appears these numbers are trending consistently upward. Last July, Glacier even surpassed Yellowstone’s July visitation with over 1 million guests passing through its gates. And the much smaller Waterton receives over a half-million visitors each season.

Visitors to Glacier and Waterton have a lot of questions, and there isn’t a ranger around every corner to answer them. The Nature Guide to Glacier and Waterton National Parks will be their handy resource to what they want to know, whether they want to identify the beautiful butterfly flitting through their campsite, or how to tell the difference between a black bear and grizzly. As with the other titles in the series, the Nature Guide to Glacier and Waterton will allow readers to quickly and easily understand the unique residents and features of the park.

Amy Grisak has been a television and media professional for nearly 30 years (and someone who practically lives in Glacier National Park during the summer). During her first years living in Montana, she worked in the field as an associate producer for a number of television programs, including several for National Geographic Television. She eventually transitioned from television to freelance writing, pairing her exceptional nature photography with her stories and essays. An active member in the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Amy has won two awards in the two years she’s entered the Excellence-in-Craft contests. She writes frequently about Glacier National Park for publications such as Hobby Farms, The Farmers’ Almanac, RootsRated, KOA, The New Pioneer, and many others. She is also the primary contributor to the Great Falls Tribune’s “Glacier Gateway” segment. Her work has allowed her to develop relationships with park personnel, including the natural resources ranger, Mark Biehl; the public relations manager, Lauren Alley; and the park’s botanist and restoration biologist, Dawn LeFleur. With these long-standing relationships, Amy understands the goals and unique challenges of the park rangers and staff. When not working, Amy leads frequent backcountry trips into Glacier in order to instill a passion and respect for the park in others.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Nature Guides to National Parks Series
Sprache englisch
Maße 111 x 182 mm
Gewicht 281 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Reisen Hotel- / Restaurantführer Nord- / Mittelamerika
ISBN-10 1-4930-4467-2 / 1493044672
ISBN-13 978-1-4930-4467-2 / 9781493044672
Zustand Neuware
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