|
|
|
|  | Hiking the Columbia River Gorge by Russ Schneider
A complete guide to more than 45 of the publically accessed hiking trails in Oregon`s Columbia River Gorge, a verdant terrain that stretches from Portland to Eastern Washington. This guidebook features 15 hikes to scenic waterfalls and includes 7 mountain ascents and 10 extended backpacking trips. AUTHOR: Russ Schneider
PUBLISHER: Globe Pequot Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
|
 | High Tech Harvest
Description not available.Presents a comprehensive description of the scientific origins, development, and applications of genetically modified plants in the world today, considering the issues of GMO food labeling, the safety of engineered food, and whether or not consumers should be fighting its use.
PUBLISHER: Westview Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
|
 | Among the Man-Eaters by Philip Caputo
Novelist Philip Caputo explores the East African maneless lion whose prey is human beings. He carefully separates fact from myth and considers the many possible reasons for the lions` lack of manes. As Caputo said in a Publishers Weekly interview (05/20/2002), Something comes over you when you`re in these areas that are dominated by big predators that takes you back to mankind`s primitive beginnings, when animals like that were almost deified. AUTHOR: Philip Caputo
PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
|
 | Keeping Time
An introduction to time and time keeping via facts, folklore, and activities. Cartoon-style illustrations accompany the text.
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
|
 | GIS Solutions in Natural Resource Management by Stan Morain
This book outlines the multiple uses of GIS in natural resource management and explores how diverse data sets are applied to specific areas of study. Topics range from contemporary approaches to and technical requirements for management applications aimed at sustainability to incorporating economic, demographic, and cultural indicators in resource management models. Case studies illustrate how social and life scientists combine efforts to respond to and solve sociopolitical challenges, such as protecting endangered species, preventing famine, managing water and land usage, transporting toxic materials, and locating scenic trails through diverse public and private lands. AUTHOR: Stan Morain
PUBLISHER: Delmar Thomson Learning
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
|
 | Burp! by Diane Swanson, Rose Cowles
Description not available.Bold illustration enhance this fact-filled book about the human digestive system, explaining how food is broken down, how sense and sight affect taste, and more. Simultaneous. AUTHOR: Diane Swanson, Rose Cowles
PUBLISHER: Kids Can Press, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
|
|
|
