Lakes/ Ponds & Swamps
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Ponds: An Illustrated Guide
$35.00 Add to cartA comprehensive introduction to the natural history of ponds, small lakes, and other quiet or still bodies of water in the eastern United States
This richly illustrated guide introduces readers to th- Author: Lynch, Patrick J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 0300284969
- Language: English
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Before We Lost the Lake: A Natural and Human History of Sumas Valley
$24.95 Read moreFor thousands of years, the broad expanse between Sumas and Vedder Mountains east of Vancouver lay under water, forming the bed of Sumas Lake. As recently as a century ago, the lake’s shores stood fou
- Author: Reimer, Chad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 11 2019
- ISBN10: 1987915585
- Language: English
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Preserving Greatness: Great Salt Lake in Photographs
$49.99 Add to cartThrough more than 200 extraordinary photographs, discover the beauty, fragility, and timeless wonder of Great Salt Lake as it teeters on the brink.
As Great Salt Lake began to recede at an alarming r- Author: Carlson, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 163993457X
- Language: English
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Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History
$31.99 Add to cartMore than a hundred salt lakes dot Earth’s surface, most of them hidden away in remote desert valleys. But today nearly all of them are at risk of drying up. Their death is a harbinger of rising sea l
- Author: Tracey, Caroline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1324089024
- Language: English
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Great Lake: An Unnatural History of Lake Michigan
$24.95 Add to cartLooking down from outer space a vast expanse of blue appears in the heart of North America. Of the magnificent chain of inland seas, only one of those bodies of water–Lake Michigan–is entirely withi… [more below]
- Author: Karamanski, Theodore J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 0472040065
- Language: English
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From the Millpond to the Sea: One River, Three Tributaries, Four Dams
$24.95 Add to cartA personal narrative that considers the ecological, social, and human interests around dams in New York’s Hudson River Valley.
Sixty-seven tributaries flow into the Hudson River watershed, and over hal
- Series: Excelsior Editions
- Author: Busch, Akiko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 182
- Publish Date: November 01 2025
- ISBN10: 9798855804287
- Language: English
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The Great Black Swamp: Toxic Algae, Toxic Relationships, and the Most Interesting Place in America That Nobody’s Ever Heard of
$19.99 Add to cartIn the summer of 2014, a strange thing happened to one of the largest freshwater bodies on the planet: Lake Erie’s western shore turned bright green with toxic algae that could have killed 400,000 Ohi
- Author: Wensink, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1540270106
- Language: English
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Historic Tales of Flathead Lake
$24.99 Add to cartWhen asked about the greatest accomplishment of his 34-year congressional career, Mike Mansfield, one of America’s revered political figures, offered a simple reply– “Saving Flathead Lake.”
The large
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Larcombe, Butch
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1467154741
- Language: English
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The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas, Revised Edition
$21.00 Add to cartAward-winning nature author Jerry Dennis reveals the splendor and beauty of North America’s Great Lakes in this “masterwork”* history and memoir of the essential environmental and economical region sh
- Author: Dennis, Jerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 1250325889
- Language: English
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Dragonfly-Friendly Gardening
$14.95 Add to cartLearn from Britain’s leading dragonfly expert how to invite dragonflies and damselflies into your garden and help them thrive there.
In this compact and accessible wildlife primer, ‘Dragonfly Ambassado
- Series: In the Moment
- Author: Dodds, Ruary MacKenzie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1916812120
- Language: English
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Florida’s Waters
$24.95 Add to cartTaken from the earlier book Priceless Florida (and modified for a stand-alone book), this volume discusses the fresh- and saltwater systems of Florida, including lakes and ponds; rivers and streams; s… [more below]
- Series: Florida’s Natural Ecosystems and Native Species #3
- Author: Whitney, Ellie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: October 01 2014
- ISBN10: 156164868X
- Language: English
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Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay
$19.99 Add to cartThe classic Pulitzer Prize-winning study of the Atlantic blue crab and the people of the Chesapeake Bay who have depended on it for generations. For decades, William Warner’s exploration of the Atlant… [more below]
- Author: Warner, William W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 21 1994
- ISBN10: 0316923354
- Language: English
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Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades
$18.99 Add to cartA New York Times Editors’ Choice
“Delivers everything its title promises and much more.” – NPR
“Remarkable… Every species, and every person who fights for its continued existence, deserves a book like- Author: Renner, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 125084259X
- Language: English
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Beyond the Sea: The Hidden Life in Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands
$27.95 Add to cartAn exciting foray into Earth’s inland waters, the remarkable species they contain, and the conservation challenges of protecting them.
When we call Earth “the blue planet” we immediately envision the v
- Author: Strayer, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1421450070
- Language: English
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The Accidental Reef and Other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes
$27.95 Read more2022 NAUTILUS SILVER WINNER FOR LYRIC PROSE–In The Accidental Reef and Other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes, Lynne Heasley illuminates an underwater world that, despite a ferocious industrial… [more below]
- Author: Heasley, Lynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: August 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1611864070
- Language: English
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Storm Lake: Change, Resilience, and Hope in America’s Heartland
$18.00 Read more“A reminder that even the smallest newspapers can hold the most powerful among us accountable.”–The New York Times Book Review
Iowa plays an outsize role in na
Watch the documentary Storm Lake on PBS.- Author: Cullen, Art
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 21 2020
- ISBN10: 0525558896
- Language: English
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Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan
$29.95 Read moreThis is the first book of its kind to bring forward the rich tradition of wild rice in Michigan and its importance to the Anishinaabek people who live there. Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michig… [more below]
- Author: Barton, Barbara J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 214
- Publish Date: June 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1611862809
- Language: English
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Cougar Bay Nature Preserve: Saving Coeur d’Alene’s Natural Gem
$24.99 Read moreFighting for Ecological Heritage
In 1992, a Hawaiian developer proposed a subdivision on Cougar Bay’s northern shore, just two miles south of Coeur d’Alene. Dedicated, tenacious locals took on the se
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Shaffer, Theresa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154946
- Language: English
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Mini Encyclopedia Keeping Koi: Comprehensive Coverage, from Building a Koi Pond to Choosing Color Varieties
$19.95 Read moreKoi are shimmering, beautiful fish that can be grown in almost any backyard water feature.
This Mini-Encyclopedia is packed with sensible advice and practical guidance for keeping beautiful, healthy
- Author: Holms, Keith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0228104181
- Language: English
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Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History
$29.95 Read moreThe unexpected diversity, beauty, and strangeness of life in ancient lakes–some millions of years old–and the remarkable insights the lakes are yielding about the causes of biodiversity.
Most lakes- Author: McKinnon, Jeffrey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0262047853
- Language: English
