Product Description

The Natural Heritage of Indiana is the first survey of the natural beauty, heritage, and environmental problems of the state. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of color photographs by some of the state's best nature photographers, as well as maps, drawings, and diagrams, it also contains essays by 38 of Indiana's leading scholar-teachers and environmental practitioners. This book explores the Indiana landscape, past and present, the seven defined natural regions of the state, and the current plant and animal life, while pondering how the land has been affected by people and how to protect what remains. The Natural Heritage of Indiana is not only a celebration of natural wonders and nature's beauty, it is also a record of misuse and ignorance and a call to arms for those interested in preserving Indiana's environment.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #747763 in Books
• Published on: 1997-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 512 pages

Review

"This is an idyllic marriage of rich scholarship and pretty pictures. It takes you from what Indiana was like when prehistoric mound builders were around in southern Indiana to today's farmland-gobbling interstate cloverleaf." -- David Mannweiler, Indianapolis Star

"For those interested in Indiana's natural heritage -- and those who would preserve it -- this is must reading and an indispensable reference." -- Lynn Van Matre, Chicago Tribune

From the Publisher
"This is an idyllic marriage of rich scholarship and pretty pictures. It takes you from what Indiana was like when prehistoric mound builders were around in southern Indiana to today's farmland-gobbling interstate cloverleaf." --David Mannweiler, Indianapolis Star

"For those interested in Indiana's natural heritage--and those who would preserve it--this is must reading and an indispensable reference." --Lynn Van Matre, Chicago Tribune

About the Author
Marion T. Jackson is Professor Emeritus of Ecology at Indiana State University, former chairman of the Indiana Chapter, The Nature Conservancy, and past president of the Indiana Academy of Science. He is author of 101 Trees of Indiana: A Field Guide (IUP, 2004). He lives in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Customer Reviews

Must Have!
This book is an amazing compilation of the natural history of Indiana. Well illustrated and very informative. A must have for any hoosier as well as environmentalists living in the Great Lakes Region.