Olympic National Park

by McNulty, Tim

• ISBN13: 9780295988870
• ISBN10: 0295988878
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-30
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

Summary

"One of the best ways to learn about Olympic National Park . . . is to read Tim McNulty's natural history guide. . . . He creates a portrait of the park from coast to rain forest and snow-covered peaks in his usual graceful style, weaving stories of science and history and nature." - Everett Herald

Author Biography

Tim McNulty is a poet and nature writer living in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
An Island of Rivers	p. 3
The Mountains
Shuffled Texts of Stone	p. 13
Legacies of Ice	p. 32
The High Country Year	p. 58
The Forest
The Rain Forest	p. 83
The Old-Growth Forest Community	p. 102
The Lives of Olympic Rivers	p. 124
The Coast
Life at the Edge of Land and Sea	p. 151
Seabirds and Mammals of the Outer Coast	p. 176
Humans and the Landscape
Footprints on the Land	p. 215
Protection for Olympic's Wildlands	p. 249
Visitor's Information
General Information	p. 272
Where to See Wildflowers	p. 275
Where to See Old-Growth Forests	p. 277
Where to See Wildlife	p. 280
Species Checklists	p. 285
Notes	p. 299
Bibliography	p. 319
Index	p. 329
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