Rainforest: Ancient Realm of the Pacific Northwest - Softcover

Davis, Wade

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890132799 ISBN 13: 9781890132798

Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co, 2003

Synopsis

With their towering spruces and cedars, verdant groundcover and cloaks of mist, the temeperate rainforests of North American have long been a source of wonder and awe. Extending from northern California to southern Alaska, these immense and mysterious forests are home to a constellation of life that is unique on this planet.

In this magnificant photographic collection, Graham Osborne's breathtaking images depict the many guise of the rainforest--gnarled tree trunks dripping with moss, the spires of Douglas firs reaching into the sky, waterfalls tumbling over time-worn rocks, ice-encased fern fronds in winter, scarlet maple leaves littering the ground in autumn, a burst of wildflowers along a river bank in spring.

In his eloquent text, Wade Davis describes the scale and abundance of these rainforests, where redwoods reach nearly 120 meters and read cedars can be 6 metres or more across at the base. Davis also discusses the role of the rainforest in Native culture and mourns the loss of much of this ancient foest through overcutting and other shortsighted forestry practices.

Together, Davis's powerful writing and Osborne's spectular photographs provide a stunning tribute to this rare and beautiful ecosystem, as well as a compelling plea to preserve it.

About this title

About the Author:

Graham Osborne is a professional photographer specialising in landscape, wildlife, and outdoor photography. Wade Davis holds a Ph.D. in ethnobotany from Harvard and has worked in the field as a plant explorer, ethnobotanist and photographer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1890132799
• ISBN 13: 9781890132798
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128