From Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas, this volume provides a snapshot of the most spectacular and important natural places in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. America's Natural Places: Rocky Mountains and Great Plains examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas of this region, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within the volume, this work informs readers about the wide variety of natural areas across the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains and identifies places that may be near them that demonstrate the importance of preserving such regions. * Illustrations depict 50 of the most treasured landscapes in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains

Book Information
ISBN 9780313353147
Author Kelly Enright
Format Hardback
Page Count 172
Imprint Greenwood Press
Publisher ABC-CLIO