{"product_id":"whispers-in-the-pines-a-naturalist-in-the-northeast-paperback-softback-9780813537948","title":"Whispers in the Pines; A Naturalist in the Northeast (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813537948","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhispers in the Pines\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Naturalist in the Northeast\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoanna Burger (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813537948\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 March 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 91 b\u0026amp;w illus\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Here's a special book about a special place. Joanna Burger may well be an accomplished biologist and naturalist, but as you read these pages you'll discover that the little girl who was wowed by nature, the scientist to be, is very much on the same page.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Pete Dunne (Director of Natural History Information, New Jersey Audubon Society) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A welcome addition to the literature on those unique ecosystems along our Atlantic seaboard that we refer to as the pine barrens.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Howard P. Boyd (author of A Pine Barrens Odyssey) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Joanna Burger has artfully integrated her experiences as a naturalist of pineland ecosystems within the context of several sciences, most notably biology. She writes of the science of creatures and plants and sand and water within these important environments. This is a science told in a uniquely personal way through her eyes and those of her family and friends.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Bernadette Castro (New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Here's a special book about a special place. Joanna Burger may well be an accomplished biologist and naturalist, but as you read these pages you'll discover that the little girl who was wowed by nature, the scientist to be, is very much on the same page.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Pete Dunne (Director of Natural History Information, New Jersey Audubon Society) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A welcome addition to the literature on those unique ecosystems along our Atlantic seaboard that we refer to as the pine barrens.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Howard P. Boyd (author of A Pine Barrens Odyssey) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Joanna Burger has artfully integrated her experiences as a naturalist of pineland ecosystems within the context of several sciences, most notably biology. She writes of the science of creatures and plants and sand and water within these important environments. This is a science told in a uniquely personal way through her eyes and those of her family and friends.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Bernadette Castro (New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, naturalist Joanna Burger takes us on a series of delightful trips through the Pine Barrens. From the Albany Pine Bush, the Long Island Barrens, and the New Jersey Pine Barrens in the Northeast, to the pinelands of South Carolina and Florida, Burger describes in lively detail how these habitats have come to harbor such a unique assemblage of species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe introduces us to amphibians and reptiles, neotropical migrants and other birds, and a range of common and unusual mammals. Burger also traces the regions’ historic and geologic backgrounds, and the impact of human occupation from the time of the paleo-Indians to the present.  She revisits the tension between development and preservation, reminding us that a healthy pine barren region requires uninterrupted land and rejuvenating fires, both of which are increasingly jeopardized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhispers in the Pines\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for everyone concerned with the history and preservation of these unique landscapes and their wildlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rivergate Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559284896024,"sku":"9780813537948","price":18.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/whispers-in-the-pines-a-naturalist-in-the-northeast-paperback-softback-9780813537948","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}