{"product_id":"forest-park-exploring-portlands-natural-sanctuary-paperback","title":"Forest Park: Exploring Portland's Natural Sanctuary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcy Cottrell Houle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Situated in the rugged hills west of downtown Portland, Forest Park is the nation's premier urban natural sanctuary. It supports essential habitat for hundreds of native plants and animals, including species at risk, and is one of the largest city parks in the world. While extending critical ecosystem services to the region, it offers miles of outstanding hiking trails, all within minutes of the downtown core. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eForest Park: Exploring Portland's Natural Sanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e showcases this treasure in a new light, offering a compendium of the most up-to-date and comprehensive information available. Twenty-one hikes covering seventy-five miles bring a full awareness of the park's outstanding attributes. Hikes are grouped by theme to encourage people to explore Forest Park's watersheds, geology, lichens and mosses, vegetation, amphibians and reptiles, pollinators, native wildlife, and wildlife corridors. Beautiful photographs and full-color maps accompany each trail description. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Forest Park is a shining example of the Pacific Northwest western hemlock community--an ecosystem unique among all temperate forests of the world. It is also an exciting model for a future Urban Biodiversity Reserve, a concept that would recognize the park's scientific, natural, and cultural qualities. \u003ci\u003eForest Park\u003c\/i\u003e will help all visitors discover the beauty and wonders of this extraordinary natural resource. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcy Cottrell Houle is a writer, award-winning author, and a wildlife biologist. Her books have been honored with the national Christopher Award, the Oregon Book Award, the Oregonian's Best Books of the Northwest, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books for Earth Day. She has written articles for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Nature Conservancy Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCricket Magazine for Children. \u003c\/i\u003eMarcy lives with her family in Portland, Oregon. \u003cbr\u003e marcycottrellhoule.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772480586016,"sku":"9780870712227","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bac1c9e88274e6fb4b2a89806fe942db.webp?v=1780406666","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/forest-park-exploring-portlands-natural-sanctuary-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}