Reviews
Visiting birders would do well to carry [Field Guide to the Natural World of Washington, D.C.].
The book is simply an amazingly informative work of art... if you're visiting D.C., by boat preferably, this guide is great to bring along.
To most people, the only animals in Washington D.C. are political animals, but how wrong they are... If you love Washington D.C., nature, or even have a healthy curiosity of the natural world, this guide is for you.
Downtown sightings of such wild creatures as snowy owls, peregrine falcons, and vultures may generate media attention, but after perusing Howard Youth's Field Guide to the Natural World of Washington, D.C., I don't find these episodes as outlandish as the headlines might suggest... The guide represents a considerable documentation of the species that share our corner of the world.
Book Details
Forward, by Kirk Johnson
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Natural, and Not-So-Natural, History of Washington, D.C.
Chapter 2. Visiting D.C. Parks
Chapter 3. The Parks
Chapter 4. Animals
Chapter 5. Plants
Chapt
Forward, by Kirk Johnson
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Natural, and Not-So-Natural, History of Washington, D.C.
Chapter 2. Visiting D.C. Parks
Chapter 3. The Parks
Chapter 4. Animals
Chapter 5. Plants
Chapter 6. Mushrooms
Chapter 7. Geology
Organizations
Bibliography
Index