Sabino Canyon

The Life of a Southwestern Oasis

David Wentworth Lazaroff (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

119 Seiten

1993
University of Arizona Press (Verlag)
978-0-8165-1344-4 (ISBN)

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Nestled in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona, Sabino Canyon demonstrates the beauty and resiliency of life in what many would assume to be a most inhospitable place. For thousands of visitors each year, this oasis in the Sonoran Desert offers the opportunity to experience biodiversity in action. David Lazaroff has called on years of studying, photographing, and educating people about Sabino Canyon to produce this clearly written and beautifully illustrated book. Focusing on the importance of Sabino Creek both to plants and animals and to human recreation, he tracks the ebb and flow of canyon life through the year and tells how people have sought to utilize the canyon through history. First-time visitors to Sabino Canyon will find their experience enriched through Lazaroff's insights into plants, animals, and geology, while those who regularly frequent Sabino's trails or pools can become better informed about its fragile desert and riparian habitats. For anyone curious about life in a genuine Southwestern oasis, this book captures the beauty and uniqueness of a natural treasure-house located in a bustling city's back yard.

David W. Lazaroff is the author of Sabino Canyon: The Life of a Southwestern Oasis and four other books. He lives in Tucson.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.3.1993
Verlagsort	Tucson
Sprache	englisch
Maße	197 x 241 mm
Gewicht	369 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA
ISBN-10	0-8165-1344-9 / 0816513449
ISBN-13	978-0-8165-1344-4 / 9780816513444
Zustand	Neuware