Hello Tweeters...

At Ian's recommendation I checked out the NAS Field Guide to the Pacific
Northwest while at Borders & Books in Tacoma. It is great fun! Liked
it so much, in fact, that we purchased it to add to our library at
home. If you haven't had an opportunity to check this book out, I would
highly recommend it.

Leslie Ann Rose
Tacoma, WA

ian paulsen wrote:
>
> Hi Tweeters:
> I just picked up a copy of Dennis Paulson's latest field guide:
>
> Alden, Peter and Paulson, Dennis. 1998. National Audubon Society
> Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest. Knopf 448 pp. Price at $19.95.
> ISBN: 0-679-44679-6.
>
> It covers the natural history of Washington State and Oregon and includes
> the following topics:
> Natural Highlights
> Topography and Geology
> Habitats
> Conservation and Ecology
> Weather
> Night Sky
> FLORA:
> Mushrooms
> Algae
> Lichens
> Spore Plants(Liverworts, Mosses, Clubmosses, Rush, Horsetails)
> Ferns
> Trees and Shrubs
> Wildflowers
> FAUNA:
> Marine Invertebrates
> Freshwater Invertebrates
> Land Invertebrates (including Spiders and Insects (And Dragonflies of
> course)).
> Fishes
> Amphibians
> Reptiles
> Birds
> Mammals
>
> and this book includes a section on parks and preserves to visit in WA and
> OR.
> I would recommend this book as a general introduction to the natural
> history of WA and OR.
> Ian Paulsen
> Bainbridge Is., WA
>