This indispensible pocket guide to more than 350 alpine plants in six Rocky Mountain States offers sure-fire methods of plant identification, for beginner and expert alike.

The Alpine Flower Finder offers sure-fire methods to identify more than 350 alpine plants found in the six Rocky Mountain states, for beginner and expert alike. It contains: *a user friendly stepwise classification scheme to plant families. *an illustrated key to plant species, by common and botanical name. *flower color, habitat, and range information. *line drawings that emphasize significant characteristics. *an illustrated glossary of botanical terms. This completely revised edition includes many new illustrations, updated nomenclature, and improved keys based on extensive field tests by both amateur wildflower lovers and professional botanists.

Includes over black-and-white drawings of 350 species of wildflowers found in six U.S. Rocky Mountain states--Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico.

These pocket-sized Nature Study Guides describe plants and animals in easy-to-understand language. They include drawings, keys, terms, symbols, and glossaries. Each book covers a specific region.

Award-winning nature writer Jack Turner directs his attention to one of America's greatest natural treasures: the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. In a series of essays, Turner explores this wonderland, venturing on twelve separate trips in all seasons using various modes of travel. He treks down the Teton Range, picks up the Oregon Trail in the Red Desert, and floats the South Fork of the Snake River. Along the way he encounters a variety of wildlife: moose, elk, trout, and wolves. From the treacherous mountains in the dead of winter to lush river valleys in the height of fishing season, his words and steps trace one of the most American of experiences—exploring the West. Turner—who has lived in Grand Teton for three decades—designates the Greater Yellowstone as ground zero for the country's conflict between preservation and development, and his accounts of the area's conflicts with alien species, logging, real estate, oil, and gas development are alarming. A mixture of adventure, nostalgia, and Americana, Turner's rare experiences and evocative writing transform the sights and sounds of Greater Yellowstone into an intimate narrative of travel through America's most beloved lands.

This updated book, part of the second edition of Guide to Colorado Wildflowers, includes 30 new wildflower profiles, making the two-volume set more complete than ever. Together, Volume 1: Plains & Foothills and Volume 2: Mountains catalog nearly 700 Colorado wildflower species! Also, the names and page numbers of "crossover" species that you might encounter in the plains and foothills life zones -- but also grow at higher elevations and are covered fully in Volume 2 -- now appear at the end of each chapter in a handy reference system. You don't have to be an expert in botany to identify Colorado's bountiful wildflowers. Guide to Colorado Wildflowers opens the world of these blooming beauties to anyone who wishes to explore it. Book jacket.