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The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South

The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South

Paperback

Environmental StudiesGeneral NatureRegional: South

Publisher Price: $35.00

ISBN10: 1469685922
ISBN13: 9781469685922
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: Apr 1 2025
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.07 Depth: 8.98
Language: English
Georgann Eubanks offers readers a tour of the seasonal joys of ecosystems in the Southeast. The ordinary destinations and events she explores are scattered across seven states and include such wonders as a half-million purple martins roosting on an island in a South Carolina lake, the bloom of thirty acres of dimpled trout lilies in a remote Georgia forest, gnat larvae that glow like stars on the rock walls of an obscure Alabama canyon, and the overnight accumulation of elaborately patterned moths on the side of a North Carolina mountain cabin.

These phenomena and others reveal how plants, mammals, amphibians, and insects are managing to persevere despite pressures from human invasion, habitat destruction, and climate change. Their stories also shine a light on the efforts of dedicated scientists, volunteers, and aspiring young naturalists who are working to reverse losses and preserve the fabulous ordinary that's still alive in the fields, forests, rivers, and coastal estuaries of this essential and biodiverse region.

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