Here are few other titles with some good eastern WA natural history

Singing Grass, Burning Sage: Discovering Washington's Shrub-Steppe
by Jack Nisbet

Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary
by Ronald J. Taylor

Northwest Arid Lands: An Introduction to the Columbia Basin Shrub-Steppe
by Georganne P. O'Connor

Fire, Faults, & Floods: A Road & Trail Guide Exploring the Origins of the
Columbia River Basin
by Marge Mueller,

Out of print but I find it regularly in used bookstores

Sierra Club Naturalists Guide: The Pacific Northwest
by Steven Whitney

And if your interest continues into 2004 then you might be interested in

Washington, A natural History
by Rob Sandelin (in writing, published next year)

Rob Sandelin
Sky Valley Environments <http://www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/SVE.htm>
Field skills training for student naturalists
Floriferous at msn.com


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