Nourishing waters, comforting sky : thirty-five years at a sandhills oasis / / Stephen R. Jones

• Autore: Jones Stephen R. <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (171 pages)
• Disciplina: 577.583097827
• Soggetto topico: Sand dune ecology
• Soggetto geografico: Sandhills (Neb.); Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Neb.)
• Classificazione: NAT045020NAT049000
• Note generali: "Portions of this book previously appeared, in different form, in R. A. Adams, ed., Into the Night (Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2013); and "Trumpeter Swans Return," Nebraska Life, July/August 2018"--Title page verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Portal in the Sky -- Timpsula -- Owls -- Feather's Touch -- Ojo de Agua -- Dawn Chorus -- Shorebirds in the Grass -- Swan Lake -- Black Cherry Moon -- Milkweed Silk -- Snow Blows like Spirits in the Sun -- Popping Trees -- Turtle Tears -- Circles of Life -- Path of Souls -- Grace -- Sacred Gifts -- Fallen Star -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Stephen R. Jones's collection of essays explores the natural and cultural history of the Sandhills, giving attention especially to the engaging and fragile beauty of the public-private ecosystems that surround and compose the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge in western Nebraska"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Nourishing waters, comforting sky
• ISBN: 1-4962-3158-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806182403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II