Tideland Treasure: The Naturalist's Guide to the Beaches and Salt Marshes of Hilton Head Island and the Southeastern Coast - Softcover

Ballantine, Todd

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9780872497955: Tideland Treasure: The Naturalist's Guide to the Beaches and Salt Marshes of Hilton Head Island and the Southeastern Coast

Synopsis

Tideland Treasure is an illustrated guide to the beaches and marshes of the Eastern United States coast, encompassing seashores and wetlands from Ocean City, New Jersey, to Cape Canaveral, Florida. Rich with true-to-life illustrations and hand-written text, this handsome guidebook captures the nature of the sea, beach, salt marsh, plants, and animals of the region in an easy to understand text. Common names are used to make the information memorable for casual beachcombers and amateur naturalists alike.

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About the Author

Todd Ballantine is an internationally recognized environmental scientist, writer, and artist from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. His long-running newspaper column, "On Earth," received the Harry Hampton Award for natural resource reporting from the South Carolina Wildlife Federation. In addition to Tideland Treasure, he has written and illustrated Woodland Walks, an introduction to the ecology of the Southeastern coastal region, and more than a dozen nature guides. Ballantine lives in Boulder, Colorado

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