canada, western

It cost $10 billion to combat the wildfires in California in 2017 that scorched 300,000 acres of land and left 100,000 people displaced. With dry weather and drought bringing more catastrophic wildfires to the western United States and Canada, this timely title discusses the human and physical impacts of these and other fire disasters and how fire professionals and policymakers are combatting them.

Discusses the human and physical impacts of wildfires and other fire disasters, and how fire professionals and policymakers are combatting them.

Describes the hard rock mining industry that developed in the American west following the gold rush.

Contains descriptions of 387 species of native and naturalized trees of western North America, from the arctic tree line in Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico; and includes range maps, photographs, and illustrations.

Offers information on how to identify birds and features color paintings and descriptions of species found in Western North America. Includes range maps.

Photographic history of the cowgirl, including real-life cattle queens, bandits, and ranchwomen of the Old West, the fearless bronc riders of the rodeo circuit, and the glamour girls of Hollywood westerns.

Covers eighty of the most common and frequently encountered tree species.

Covers 80 of the most common native wildflowers of the West.