Houston Atlas of Biodiversity. This item is unavailable.Houston Atlas of Biodiversity

The Houston metroplex and 24 surrounding counties possess striking natural beauty, unique biodiversity, and globally important ecological resources. With lively, engaging text and vivid color photographs and illustrations throughout, the Houston Atlas of Biodiversity highlights the variety, cultural importance, and global value of the natural environment found within the Houston Wilderness project area. Written by a consortium of authors in conjunction with the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and Houston Wilderness, the Houston Atlas of Biodiversity focuses on habitats, animal and plant communities, and broad multi-county ecoregions. It demonstrates how local parks and preserves are part of an interconnected, diverse natural world

HOUSTON WILDERNESS is a broad-based alliance of business, environmental, and government interests that act in concert to protect, preserve, and promote the unique biodiversity of the region's precious remaining ecological capital, from bottomland hardwoods and prairie grasslands to pine forests and wetlands, while also recognizing the importance of the region's natural assets to its cultural history, economic vitality, and future well-being.