Included in this volume are national parks, forests, lakeshores and wildlife refuges, as well as state-run preserves and scenic byways. Compelling text and photography will lead you on an unforgettable armchair adventure. A wealth of practical advice-including contact information, recreational opportunities, and nearby accommodations and atractions-will help you plan your own trip

In Parks and Plates, Robert J. Lillie explains the fascinating geological processes that have formed these dramatic volcanoes, shorelines, and landscapes. Structuring the text around major geological features, Lillie highlights geologic patterns across many different parks and uses over 100 park sites to illustrate plate tectonics visually. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, diagrams, and maps, Parks and Plates is the ideal text to enrich undergraduates experience of our national parks

Precious Heritage reveals the nation's biological wealth in unprecedented detail, drawing together for the first time more than a quarter century of information from the network of state natural heritage programs

The book is a delightful introduction to some of the most important ideas and facts concerning stewardship of the planet

This book is a product of the poverty-environment work program in the Environment Department of the World bank. The Policy and Economics team, where this work is housed, is led by Kirk Hamilton