Windy City Wild

by Shaw, Robert; Lindsey, Jason; Kurtis, Bill; Shaw, Robert; Lindsey, Jason

• ISBN13: 9781556524165
• ISBN10: 1556524161
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Chicago Review Pr

Summary

When most people think of the Chicago metropolitan area they usually don't envision captivating natural beauty, but within a 55-mile radius of the city there are no less than five distinctive ecosystems, including tall-grass prairies, oak savannas, forests, lakeshores, and wetlands. Several of the natural communities preserved here are among the rarest in the world, including 181 species listed as endangered or threatened. These spectacular colour photographs uncover Chicago's natural wonders, including vistas of shooting stars at Chiwaukee Prairie, blazing star and goldenrod at Gensburg-Markham Prairie, a luscious green canyon at Camp Sagawau, a pair of sandhill cranes feeding along the banks of the Fox River, a carpet of trilliums in Messenger Woods, fog rising over the Volo bog, and a fox family venturing out at dawn.

Author Biography

Robert Shaw is an accomplished nature and wildlife photographer whose work has appeared in Outdoor Photographer, The Nature Conservancy, Illinois Audubon, Illinois Steward, and Outdoor Illinois magazines Jason Lindsey is an award-winning graphic designer and nature photographer whose work has also appeared in Backpacker, Illinois Audobon, Illinois Steward, and Chicago Wilderness magazine, as well as Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service publications

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	4	(6)
Map of Chicago Area	6	(2)
Forword	8	(2)
Bill Kurtis
Preface	10	(1)
Exhibit	11	(109)
Epilogue	120	(2)
Chicago Wilderness Statement	122	(3)
Bibliography	125	(2)
Photographic Information	127	(1)
Visitor's Guide	128