A Place to Walk: A Naturalist's Journal of the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail

by Aleta Karstad

What do experienced field naturalists discover when they explore the heavily populated Lake Ontario shoreline as if they were surveying a wilderness for the first time? In this beautifully illustrated book, Aleta Karstad takes you on a journey of discovery along the route of the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail. Listening for calling frogs in spring, turning stones, sampling shoreline drift, identifying plants and animals, Karstad and her husband, herpetologist Frederick W. Schueler, discover a wealth of natural life, sometimes in unexpected places. The expedition journal, illustrated by Aleta Karstad 's elegant drawings and delicate watercolours, takes up where popular field guides leave off. It is a guide and inspiration for readers to explore their own region with fresh eyes, with an invitation to assist in monitoring animal communities.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Kevin McAvoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

You might have to really like nature to appreciate this book but it is well worth reading if trails and birds, frogs etc are your thing.
A useful guidebook too for lakefront trails and places to sleep in your car while watching the stars and listening to frogs.
The drawings and watercolors are very good and I'm inspired to take out a sketchpad on a future saunter.
Nice work..just 150 pages and 1 third are drawings so you can easily get thru it in a day or two.
Appreciate them exploring the North shore of Lake Ontario which is basically my backyard.