National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest

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The most comprehensive field guide available to the Pacific Northwest–a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike–from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.
This compact volume contains:
An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the region’s wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more;
A complete overview of the Pacific Northwest’s natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns and night sky;
An extensive sampling of the area’s best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others.
The guide is packed with visual information — the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 14 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals.
For everyone who lives or spends time in Washington or Oregon, there can be no finer guide to the area’s natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 26, 1998
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679446796
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679446798
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.1 x 0.97 x 7.7 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ National Audubon Society Field Guides
Best Sellers Rank: #354,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #259 in Ecotourism Travel Guides #612 in Pacific West United States Travel Books #632 in Ecology (Books)
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Customers find this field guide helpful for quick reference and educational use, with good information about common flora and fauna. The book features nice colorful photos, and one customer notes it covers everything from plants to aquatic life and even the night sky. Customers disagree on the comprehensiveness of the guide.