| Tahoma and Its People: A Natural History of Mount Rainier National Park Contributor(s): Antonelis-Lapp, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874223733 ISBN-13: 9780874223736 Publisher: Washington State University Press OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Mountains - Science | Natural History - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 508.797 |
| LCCN: 2019041253 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A passionate science educator presents a natural and environmental history of Mount Rainier National Park and the surrounding region. Jeff Antonelis-Lapp explores geologic processes that create and alter landscapes, interrelationships within and between plant and animal communities, weather and climate influences on ecosystems, and what linked the iconic mountain with the people who traveled to it for millennia. He intersperses his own direct observation and study of organisms, as well as personal interactions with rangers, archaeologists, a master Native American weaver, and others. Topics include geology, archaeology, indigenous villages and use of resources, climate and glacier studies, alpine and forest ecology, rivers, watershed dynamics, keystone species, threatened wildlife, geological hazards, and current resource management. |