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Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains

Robert Julyan

A presentation of the most commonly encountered species of flora and fauna and ecological features found in New Mexico's Sandia Mountains.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Unm Press
  • Publish Date: May 1st, 2005
  • Pages: 272
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.46in - 6.78in - 0.82in - 1.56lb
  • EAN: 9780826336675
  • Categories: EcologyEcosystems & Habitats - MountainsReference

About the Author

Julyan, Robert: - Robert Julyan is the author of several books, including The Mountains of New Mexico and The Place Names of New Mexico, Revised Edition, both published by the University of New Mexico Press. He lives near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Stuever, Mary: - Mary Stuever is the state timber management officer with New Mexico's State Forestry Division. Her syndicated column The Forester's Log appears in newspapers in communities throughout the U.S. and Canada. She has published essays in such works as A Mile in Her Boots and served as one of the editors for Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains (UNM Press).

Praise for this book

"For anyone hankering to spend serious time in this wilderness, these books are valuable resources."
""Field Guide" will introduce you to the sights and sounds you may have previously noticed around you."
"This handsome "labor of love" is a great resource, whether you keep it at home to plan expeditions or in the car as a field guide."
"ÝAn¨ impressive book. . . The two million visitors to the Sandia Mountains each year will have their experience enhanced with this book."
""Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains" Ýis¨ a book which includes everything that you want to know about the Sandia Mountains but don't know who to ask."
""Field Guide" allows readers to experience the flora, fauna, geology, and history--in full color and vast detail--in one affordable, transportable package."
." . a labor of love by a variety of folks passionate about the Sandia Mountains. It's not designed as an exaustive reference but to introduce newcomers to what they might see in the Sandias."
""The Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains" has plenty of facts, figures, and technical images. . . Carrying the book with you is like having a knowledgeable, nonintrusive friend along to explain, as you want it, the background of the area's plants, animals, trails, geology, and amusements."
"[An] impressive book. . . The two million visitors to the Sandia Mountains each year will have their experience enhanced with this book."
""Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains" [is] a book which includes everything that you want to know about the Sandia Mountains but don't know who to ask."
"If you look up a hiking trail, a skiing route, a tree, a flower, a rock or an animal in the Sandias, there are lots of sources. But now for the first time, there is one source for all this and more, titled: "Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains"."