Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country

by David B. Williams, Gloria Brown (Illustrations)

Published in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated trailside reference describes more than 270 plants and animals plus geology of an area that includes nine national parks and monuments in the Southwest. A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country is the essential tool for exploring the northern Colorado Plateau, that vast province that encompasses eastern Utah, far western Colorado, and sections of northern Arizona and New Mexico. With this fully updated and revised guide in hand, you will gain a sympathetic understanding of the desert ecosystems that make up the region.

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction, Reference, Field Guides, History, Science, Guidebook

240 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2000

Reviews

[Lindsay]

I've had this book for years and love bringing it along with me in canyon country. It makes all my hikes longer because I'm stopping for everything. 😂 Photographs would make identification a little easier, but even still, I find this invaluable. I wish I had a version of this for every single region I visit.

[Valerie]

I bought this book so the kids could identify lizards and whatnot. It is a great one volume overview to some of the common plants and animals. I learned that horned lizard's have big stomachs to store all the ants they have to eat.

The kids enjoyed knowing that they had seen a Great Basin Toad at Zion.

[Sam]

This is a handy and informative guide for anyone out and about in Canyon County. The illustrations and pictures are very user friendly and can be used by anybody whether you have previous knowledge or not.

[Erin]

Gives just a smattering of lots of various areas...birds, plants, rocks, etc, even cryptobiotic soil and desert varnish. Would be better if had pics not just drawings, but quite well-rounded.

[Ryan Mishap]

A very good companion for those visiting the titular location in any capacity.