Discovering Westcave : the natural & human history of a Hill Country nature preserve /
In the heart of the Texas Hill Country lies an astonishing place called Westcave Preserve, a 76-acre nature preserve and environmental education facility in western Travis County, near Austin, that provides a sanctuary for the flora and fauna of surprisingly diverse ecosystems. Westcave has been con...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2016]
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Edición: | First edition. |
Colección: | Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. books on conservation leadership.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In the heart of the Texas Hill Country lies an astonishing place called Westcave Preserve, a 76-acre nature preserve and environmental education facility in western Travis County, near Austin, that provides a sanctuary for the flora and fauna of surprisingly diverse ecosystems. Westcave has been connecting children and families to nature since 1976, when the nonprofit Westcave Preserve Corporation was established to restore and protect a popular but rapidly deteriorating picnic spot that encompassed a fern-covered grotto, an ancient rock shelter, and a spectacular forty-foot waterfall. In Disc. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 230 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1623494605 9781623494605 |