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Nourishing waters, comforting sky : thirty-five years at a sandhills oasis / Stephen R. Jones.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jones, Stephen R., 1947- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sand dune ecology.
Sandhills (Neb.).
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Neb.).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (171 pages)
Place of Publication:
Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
Summary:
"Stephen R. Jones's collection of essays explores the natural and cultural history of the Sandhills, giving attention especially to the engaging and fragile beauty of the public-private ecosystems that surround and compose the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge in western Nebraska"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Author's Note
Portal in the Sky
Timpsula
Owls
Feather's Touch
Ojo de Agua
Dawn Chorus
Shorebirds in the Grass
Swan Lake
Black Cherry Moon
Milkweed Silk
Snow Blows like Spirits in the Sun
Popping Trees
Turtle Tears
Circles of Life
Path of Souls
Grace
Sacred Gifts
Fallen Star
Acknowledgments
Notes.
Notes:
"Portions of this book previously appeared, in different form, in R. A. Adams, ed., Into the Night (Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2013); and "Trumpeter Swans Return," Nebraska Life, July/August 2018"--Title page verso.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Print version: Jones, Stephen R. Nourishing Waters, Comforting Sky
ISBN:
1-4962-3158-9
OCLC:
1297825693

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