America's Natural Places: The Midwest

Download or read book America's Natural Places: The Midwest written by Jason Ney and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-11-25 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Iowa's Decorah Ice Cave to the Kitty Todd Nature Preserve in Ohio, this volume provides a snapshot of the most spectacular and important natural places in the Midwestern United States. America's Natural Places: The Midwest examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas of this region, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within the volume, this work informs readers about the wide variety of natural areas across the Midwest and identifies places near them that demonstrate the importance of preserving such regions.