Water, Earth, Fire: Louisiana’s Natural Heritage

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Louisiana is among the most beautiful parts of North The us It offers a lot more than Mardi Gras and Bourbon Street With 25 maps and 60 illustrations this is the first book to introduce the full range of wild places in Louisiana Certainly the state s magnificent swamps are described but Louisiana showcases a great diversity of natural habitats prairies longleaf pine savannas oak forests Appalachian forest river valleys cliffs sand dunes and cheniers Each has its distinctive plant and animal species Frogs living in trees fish digging burrows pelicans nesting on offshore islands and plants eating insects in addition to wild orchids dwarf palmettos armadillos and One of the crucial writer s favorite places to visit are highlighted and he describes the challenge of conserving wild places for the enjoyment of future generations The book is titled for the water that carries the earth that builds Louisiana and the fires that create the prairies pine forests and savannas If you own only one book about Louisiana nature this is the one to have a perfect gift for student tourist hunter or neighbor Advance Praise This is an impressive guide to the magical and bountiful world of Louisiana nature and an excellent primer in why we must save it not only for the sake of pelicans and woodpeckers and tupelos but for the sake of ourselves Michael Grunwald writer of The Swamp The Everglades Florida and the Politics of Paradise Dr Paul Keddy captures what actually is the best about Louisiana its many and varied natural habitats Dr Keddy is more than a gifted scientist He takes the science out of science He describes complex processes in terms that are easy to be aware enlightening and enjoyable From the rolling pine forest to cypress swamps to barrier islands from birds to bugs to bears from frogs to fi sh Dr Keddy covers all that makes Louisiana one of the unique places on the good planet Earth Carlton Dufrechou Executive Director La

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