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Tables of Contents for Watching Nature
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
1. ALLEGHENY TO ATLANTIC: AN OVERVIEW OF MID-ATLANTIC NATURAL HISTORY
1
42
The Seasons
41
60
2. SPRING: MARCH THROUGH MAY
43
3. SUMMER: JUNE THROUGH AUGUST
58
4. AUTUMN: SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER
69
5. WINTER: DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY
85
Places to Explore: Six Journeys through the Mid-Atlantic
101
124
6. WEST VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS: NATURE DOWN THE HIGHLAND TRACE
103
7. THE POTOMAC: THE NATION'S RIVER
118
8. RIDGE AND VALLEY REGION: APPALACHIAN TRAIL COUNTRY
141
9. THE BAY: EXPLORING LANDS AROUND THE CHESAPEAKE
157
10. MID-ATLANTIC COAST
178
11. CLOSE TO HOME: NATURE NEAR BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON, D.C.
195
30
EPILOGUE
225
2
Appendix 1. A Beginning Naturalist's Reference Library
227
2
Appendix 2. Conservation Organizations, Nature Centers, Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and Related Resources
229
9
Appendix 3. Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals
238
11
References
249
8
Index
257