The Central Appalachians: Mountains of the Chesapeake
- ISBN-10
- 0764367374
- ISBN-13
- 9780764367373
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2024-02-28
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Author
- Mark Hendricks
Description
These photograph-laden, episodic essays outline the ecological stories and preservation needs of the Central Appalachians. Beautiful and wild, the Central Appalachians of Maryland, Pennsylvania,Virginia, and West Virginia are a hotspot for biodiversity. They alsomake up a large part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and are responsiblefor a majority of its freshwater flow to the Chesapeake Bay. Award-winning author and nature photographer Mark Hendricks spent yearsdocumenting life on the mountain trails and underneath Appalachianwaters and built camera traps to capture images of rarely seen species.Not only are these images beautiful and fascinating, but they bring moreunderstanding of the environmental importance of the area. Betweenseasonal portfolios are various essays, featuring * stories of an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker, * a biologist dedicated to saving fungus-plagued bats in winter caves, * an ecologist who protects one of the most rare ecosystems in the region, * a close encounter with a bobcat, and * various encounters withother rare and exciting species such as black bear, eastern hellbender andother rare salamanders, and sparring elk. Well-known locations such as Shenandoah National Park are featuredprominently, as are little-known areas such as the Finzel Swamp and thefamous reintroduced elk herd of north-central Pennsylvania. It's a wildand wonderful journey for all nature lovers.
