The fabulous ordinary discovering the natural wonders of the wild South / Georgann Eubanks ; photographs by Donna Campbell.
| Author/creator | Eubanks, Georgann |
| Other author | Campbell, Donna, 1951 |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2025] |
| Description | xvi, 244 pages color illustrations 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
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| Physical medium | illustrations |
| Contents | Sandhill Cranes: Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, Alabama -- Bald Eagles: Lake Guntersville, Alabama -- Dimpled Trout Lilies: Wolf Creek Preserve, Whigham, Georgia -- River Otters: Ichetucknee Springs State Park, Fort White, Florida -- Alligators: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Waycross, Georgia -- Frogs and Toads: Riceboro, Georgia, and Carrboro, North Carolina -- Eastern Screech-Owls: New Hampden, Virginia -- Dismalites: Dismals Canyon, Phil Campbell, Alabama -- Fireflies: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, and Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina -- Purple Martins: Lake Murray, Lexington, South Carolina -- Moths and Butterflies: Little Switzerland, North Carolina, and Gainesville, Florida -- Forest Bathing: Monterey, Virginia -- Wood Storks and Roseate Spoonbills: Aiken and Hunting Island, South Carolina -- Bugling Elk: Cherokee, North Carolina -- Tundra Swans and Snow Geese: Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina. |
| Abstract | "Georgann Eubanks offers readers a tour of the seasonal joys of ecosystems in the Southeast. The ordinary destinations and events she explores are scattered across seven states and include such wonders as a half-million purple martins roosting on an island in a South Carolina lake, the bloom of thirty acres of dimpled trout lilies in a remote Georgia forest, gnat larvae that glow like stars on the rock walls of an obscure Alabama canyon, and the overnight accumulation of elaborately patterned moths on the side of a North Carolina mountain cabin. These phenomena and others reveal how plants, mammals, amphibians, and insects are managing to persevere despite pressures from human invasion, habitat destruction, and climate change. Their stories also shine a light on the efforts of dedicated scientists, volunteers, and aspiring young naturalists who are working to reverse losses and preserve the fabulous ordinary that's still alive in the fields, forests, rivers, and coastal estuaries of this essential and biodiverse region"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244) |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024044990 |
| ISBN | 9781469685922 paperback |
| ISBN | epub |
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