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Southwest Florida's Wetland Wilderness
Big Cypress Swamp
and
the Ten Thousand Islands
by Jeff Ripple
Photographs by Clyde Butcher
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Guiding visitors and nature lovers through a subtropical
paradise, this book celebrates the natural history of one of the
most diverse, endangered, and beautiful ecosystems in the world,
Florida's Big Cypress Swamp watershed.
Jeff Ripple examines the inner workings of this watershed,
including its swamps, hardwood hammocks, pinelands, freshwater
marshes and wet prairies, mangroves, the Ten Thousand Islands
estuarine system, and a list of plant and wildlife species. He
describes the region's geology, climate, human use (and abuse),
and its urgent conservation issues. In addition, he discusses the
history, management philosophies, and recreational opportunities
of the area's national, state, and private conservation areas
(such as Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park,
and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve).
His account is enhanced by 24 magnificent black-and-white
photographs by Clyde Butcher, one of Florida's most acclaimed
landscape photographers.
A rare union of talent and vision, this book combines the work
of two individuals devoted to discovering and recording places in
Florida that still are wild and natural.
Jeff Ripple,, natural history
writer and photographer, spends much of his time exploring the
wilds of his home state, Florida. He is the author of Big
Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands (of which the
current book is a revised and expanded edition), The Florida
Keys: Natural Wonders of an Island Paradise, and Sea Turtles.
He lives with his wife, Renee, on eight wooded acres near
Gainesville.
Clyde Butcher has been a
fine-art photographer for more than 30 years, with most of his
current work focused on Florida's disappearing natural landscape.
A selection of it appears in Clyde Butcher: Portfolio I.
His work can be seen at Big Cypress Gallery, located near his
home in the Big Cypress National Preserve.
A Florida Sand Dollar Book
1996. 112 pp. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2.
24 b&w photographs, plant &
wildlife species list,
bibliography.
ISBN 0-8130-1454-9
Paper, $16.95
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From the
foreword:
"Books like this one contribute much to the public
understanding and appreciation of this magnificent subtropical
ecosystem and the unique native plants and animals it supports. .
. . The Big Cypress Watershed must be regarded as a natural trust
from the past and a bequest to future generations. All of us have
the responsibility to understand and conserve this natural
treasure, and Southwest Florida's Wetland Wilderness shows us
good reasons to do so."--
John H. Fitch, president, The Conservancy, Naples, Florida
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