"The UNF Environmental Center
has published "Sandhills, Swamps & Sea Islands" ($24.95), a lushly
illustrated look at the 21 major ecosystems found in Northeast
Florida. The book is available at the UNF Bookstore as well as
various local bookstores."
"Jacksonville, Fla.--Heather P. McCarthy,
M.E.M., a research associate at JU's Marine Science Research Institute,
has authored the book "Sandhills, Swamps & Sea Islands:
Environmental Guidebook to Northeast Florida.
The guidebook provides descriptions of 21 of the major ecosystems in
Northeast Florida and species accounts for 178 plants and animals
commonly found in each habitat. Illustrated with 480 color
images, maps and graphics, "Sandhills, Swamps & Sea Islands" is the
essential guidebook for anyone with a personal or professional interest
in the natural resources and preserved lands within Florida's Nassau,
Duval, St. Johns and Clay counties -- from the interior scrub habitat,
to stillwater swamps, to the expansive salt marshes along the coastal
sea islands.
The book is published by the University of
North Florida Environmental Center. For more information, please
visit http://www.wormreefs.com."
"It's
just that most of us don't know much about our parks, preserves and
state
forests in North Florida. This guide is aimed to correct that." -- Mark Middlebrook,
Executive Director
of the St. Johns River Alliance and Former Executive Director of
Preservation
Project Jacksonville
