Northern Appalachia is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth with a broad range of ecological and human cultures. In “A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia,” editors Todd Davis, Noah Davis and Carolyn Mahan celebrate this diversity and the storytelling nature of humans who develop relationships with their landscape through art and science.
This guide introduces readers to 70 indigenous species found in Northern Appalachia, a region made up of parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The book consists of notes and descriptions on habitat, range and ecology provided by six scientists as well as original artwork and poetry from artists and poets.
Defying easy stereotypes, this hybrid literary and natural history anthology presents readers with trees, shrubs, wildflowers and mammals, birds and fish, reptiles and amphibians, and invertebrates and fungi. These pages invite readers into a deeper way of knowing a place and the lives that depend on it.
