
When first seeing Canyon de Chelly National Monument, the visitor is struck by the beauty of the natural environment. The geology and flora create a masterpiece of interesting colors and shapes. The air smells clean with a fragrance of the desert plants. The buzz of insects and call of birds can be heard in the distance.
The monument is a place of spirtual, cultural, and historical significance for the Navajo people (the Diné) and for other Native American people.
This book is meant to be an interpretive guide to the springtime plants of the monument. Wildflowers, trees, shrubs, conifers, cacti, and grasses are included.
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8½ x 5½ inchs, 54pp
ISBN 0-9772171-2-4, $11.95
The book is a vistor's guide to some of the more commonly seen plants of Mesa Verde National Park. At Mesa Verde, one can witness an amazing environment that contains a variety of ecosystems. It supports a myriad of animals and also creates a watershed.
Ancestral Puebloans (formerly called the Anasazi) and recent people have depended on its resources. It is a place that helps us to appreciate the value and majesty of Southwestern Colorado with its beautiful mesas, grasslands, and piñon-juniper forests.
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8½ X 5½ inchs, 70pp
ISBN 0-9772171-3-2, $11.95