{"product_id":"hill-country-ecology-essays-on-plants-animals-water-and-land-management-hardcover","title":"Hill Country Ecology: Essays on Plants, Animals, Water, and Land Management - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Texas Hill Country is a special place. It is its ecology--the combination of the climate, the topography, the creeks and rivers, the plants and animals--that make it so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes the Hill Country ecology for current, as well as for new and prospective, residents. It seeks to teach readers\u003cbr\u003e about the Hill Country, including the native habitat, the land, the water, the plants, the animals, the people, and the myriad interactions among them. It is a series of brief, easy-to-read essays that have originally appeared in the Kerrville Daily Times under his weekly column, \"Hill Country Naturalist,\" for the past seven years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom discovering the lyricism in the grasslands and picturesque creeks to discussions of the issues and\u003cbr\u003e concerns of managing rural lands so as to preserve and improve the native habitat, Hill Country Ecology: \u003cbr\u003e Essays on Plants, Animals, Water, and Land Management instills a greater love and respect for nature for\u003cbr\u003e anyone who cares to read even one essay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will experience the joy only one can find in observing and interacting with nature--and\u003cbr\u003e they'll find they're delightfully entertained along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jim Stanley's longtime experience makes his book the ideal resource for factual, practical, and dependable wisdom about the Texas Hill Country's ecology, and how we should understand and care for all our natural resources.\" Hill Country Ecology is a pleasurable read, and a valuable resource to everyone who appreciates this special region of our state.\"\u003cbr\u003e --David K. Langford, Vice President Emeritus, Texas Wildlife Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44410594328627,"sku":"9781948261555","price":153.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/UkMvSStiaXg1MDU4a3JGZU1FckxWUT09.webp?v=1780743356","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/hill-country-ecology-essays-on-plants-animals-water-and-land-management-hardcover","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}