Easily carried, this book describes and illustrates common plants, animals and geological features.
The shrub-steppe is such a beautiful and important, yet under-appreciated, part of the Northwest. This book does a wonderful job of helping us understand it. - Curt Soper, The Nature Conservancy of Washington "A thorough and detailed yet fascinating and readable natural history of the Columbia Basin shrub-steppe country." - Woody Wheeler, Washington National Audubon Society