Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants & Animals

About this book

One of the world's premier wilderness areas, Glacier Bay, Alaksia, is known for its large, contiguous, intact ecosystems, still dominated by natural processes. This beautifully illustrated guide – produced with the assistance of Alaska Geographic – highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of mammals, birds, fishes, seashore creatures, trees, shrubs and wildflowers and includes a regional map. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this guide goes to support the important work of Alaska Geographic.

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Biography

Alaska Geographic is the official non-profit partner of Alaska's 15 national parks, 16 national wildlife refuges, and America's two largest national forests, plus a variety of other public lands. Our core purpose is to support Alaska's parks, forests, and refuges and it is our mission to connect people to these remarkable landscapes.

Zoologist James Kavanagh has researched and written more than 650 publications pertaining to wildlife observation and outdoor recreation. His unique talent is in taking complex information and synthesizing the salient points to make knowledge about nature and the outdoors more accessible to novices, and to present quick, portable reference information for more experienced wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.