Messages from the Wild : An Almanac of Suburban Natural and Unnatural History by Gehlbach, Frederick R - 2002

University of Texas Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Texas Press, 2002. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Texas Press, 2002-03-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 0.7205 in x 9.0591 in x 5.4606 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

New. Seeking a closer connection with nature than the manicured lawns of suburbia, naturalist Fred Gehlbach and his family built a house on the edge of a wooded ravine in Central Texas in the mid-1960s. On daily walks over the hills, creek hollows, and fields of the ravine, Gehlbach has observed the cycles of weather and seasons, the annual migrations of birds, and the life cycles of animals and plants that also live in the ravine. In this book, Gehlbach draws on thirty-five years of journal entries to present a composite, day-by-day almanac of the life cycles of this semiwild natural island in the midst of urban Texas. Recording such events as the hatching of Eastern screech owl chicks, the emergence of June bugs, and the first freeze of November, he reminds us of nature's daily, monthly, and annual cycles, from which humans are becoming ever more detached in our unnatural urban environments. The long span of the almanac also allows Gehlbach to track how local and even global developments… Read More

Univ of Texas Pr, 2002. Paperback. New. 258 pages. 9.25x5.75x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Recording such events as the hatching of Eastern Screech Owl chicks, the emergence of June bugs, and the first freeze of November, this book reminds us of nature's daily, monthly, and annual cycles, from which humans are becoming ever more detached in our unnatural urban environments.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Texas Press, 2002-03-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!