Seasons on the Pacific Coast

A Naturalist's Notebook By Susan Tweit
Illustrations by James Bain Smith

5 x 7-3/4 in; 224 pp ; 40 color illustrations
Hardcover
Published in September, 1999
ISBN 0811820807
ISBN13 9780811820806
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Seasons on the Pacific Coast -- The Pacific Coast, with its hundreds of miles of unspoiled forests, cliffs, fields, and beaches from Mexico to British Columbia, attracts nature lovers from around the world. Naturalist Susan Tweit pays a very special homage to this diverse region in this handsome volume. Forty informative, evocative essays, each illustrated with a color drawing, capture the Coast's vibrant plant and animal life, from sea otters and monarch butterflies to giant bladder kelp and gray whales. Her subjects, both on and off-shore, also include octopus, sturgeon, abalone, redwoods, cobra lilies, and the eccentric sand dollar. The author begins with field notes and then offers delightful observations and commentary. Whether you are sitting in the sand or reading in your favorite armchair, this book is an inspiring companion to the natural world.

Susan Tweit is the author of Seasons in the Desert (0-8118-1685-0) and other books. She divides her time between Salida, Colorado, and Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she hosts Wild Lives on her local NPR station.

James Bain Smith and Julia de Bierre run Castle Workshops, a series of courses on restoration, fine furniture, period painting techniques, and decorative effects, based at the Chateau de Lucens in Switzerland.

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