Navigating Rocky Terrain

di Laurie Roath Frazier (Autore)

Maverick Books, 2024

Memoir in essays about author's time spent exploring the karst aquifer system of the Texas Hillountry including; the Bracken Cave, Canyon Lake, and New Braunfels area; very specific region in South Texas There are nearly 3000 caves in Texas; caving system in Texas are world-famous; caving community in Texas is large and varied Book brings to light one of the key concepts of karst ecology: the interaction between the surface and the subterranean and how that is mirrored in our own human lives - the relationship between our inner and outer landscapes. Shares the stories of scientists, cavers, and citizens who are working together to preserve and restore the Hill Country and it offers ways that anyone can get involved. Author is a Texas Master Naturalist; alumnus of Bates College, Lesley University, Marymount University (in VA), and Johns Hopkins University. Author is member of Austin Texas Science Communicators, Outdoor Writers Association of America, and the National Association of Science Writers. Audience includes readers interested in nature, caves, place-based literature, ecology, parenting and family memoirs, nature education, wildlife gardening, the challenges of midlife (loss and change), environmental issues, nature travel; as well as science writers, ecologists, environmental/science educators. National and regional media outreach; digital gallies available Promotions with Texas nature and environmental organizations

• Autore: Laurie Roath Frazier
• Anno edizione: 2024
• Editore: Maverick Books
• Formato: EPUB3 con Adobe DRM
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781595342898

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