A Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics [Paperback]

Stephen Whitney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1983

The "what's that?" guide to Northwest plants and animals--now expanded, updated, and in full color!

* More than 700 color illustrations for easy identification
* Expanded with new sections on mushrooms, insects, and rock identification
* Handy color tabs for easy access, and quick reference index on back cover

Don't just call it a mushroom when it's a golden chanterelle; know your screech owl from your saw-whet owl; distinguish a monarch butterfly from a painted lady--all with the help of this comprehensive guide to the common plants and animals of the Cascade and Olympic Mountains.

The species accounts have been updated with the latest taxonomic changes and, as before, include common name, scientific name, and description of important features, habitat, and geographic range.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Small enough to fit in a pack, it delivers a wealth of information." -- East Oregonian

An ideal backpack companion for people who want to know about the plants and animals they encounter on hikes. -- Eugene Register-Guard

For those people who can't decide whether to pack a bird, plant, mushroom, rock, or insect book on hikes. -- Bellingham Herald

Handy color tabs provide easy access to a variety of topics...[t]he comprehensive field guide is amazingly specific. -- Klamath Falls Herald & News

Take [this book]...into the mountains. You'll be surprised how often you refer to it and what satisfaction it brings. -- Centralia Chronicle

[T]he book is printed on hearty, slick paper...designed to take the abuse doled out in the field. --Sequim Gazette --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Artist Stephen R. Whitney is the author of six books on natural history, including A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon. A Washington state resident for more than 25 years, he served as managing editor of the Sierra Club Bulletin (now Sierra) and as a contributing editor of Backpacker magazine.

Rob Sandelin has served as a naturalist at Yosemite, Denali, and Olympic National Parks. He teaches field skills to student naturalists at the Environmental Education School of the Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe, Washington. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 1ST edition (November 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898860776
• ISBN-13: 978-0898860771
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,515,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Authors Comments, June 10, 2004

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Robert Sandelin (Snohomish, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Field Guide to the Cascades & Olympics (Paperback)

This book is designed to cover the most commonly encountered species of plants and animals in the Cascade and Olympic Mountains, but it also will be very useful in the lowlands and coast ranges as well. The second edition has been considerably upgraded and the art is now all in color. If you are looking for ONE book to cover plants, mushrooms, butterflies, insects, amphibians and reptiles, mammals and birds and you want the most commonly seen ones selected out for you, then this book will serve you well.

I encourage readers to review the introductory material on communities to familiarize yourself with the habitats and concepts that will guide you to use this book to its fullest.

I welcome comments about this book, you can email me at [e-mail]

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very user friendly, August 24, 2006

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L. Kitchings "NX Fan" (Rainier, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Field Guide to the Cascades & Olympics (Paperback)

I bought this for my 7 year old CubScout for camp. On our nature hike, the camp staff referred to it repeatedly to answer the groups questions. We ended up donating it to the camp at the end of the week and buying another copy for ourselves. The pictures are large and detailed, very easy to use.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great gift!!, January 17, 2007

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Diane Edwards (Forks, Wa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Field Guide to the Cascades & Olympics (Paperback)

We happen to be active in Boy Scouts in our area so whenever a young man gets his Eagle Badge we make sure he gets a copy of this book from our family. It is a great book for young and old alike who travel or live in the Pacific Northwest