Big Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands is a celebration of one of North America's unsung wild places. It also conveys an urgent environmental message. Many of the plants and animals found in Big Cypress Swamp are threatened with extinction, and some exist nowhere else in North America. Although more than one million acres of Big Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands have been set aside for preservation by federal and state governments and by private conservation groups, the natural resources are not safe against pollutants and the effects of other human activities in surrounding areas. In this respect, this wild land shares a threat faced by wilderness areas worldwide. Jeff Ripple considers this threat by discussing human impact on the region, past and present. The book offers both inspiration and education for lovers of nature, environmental photographers, amateur naturalists, and virtually anyone who wants to know more about the ecological significance and beauty of this fascinating landscape. Through words and photographs, natural history writer/ photographer Jeff Ripple explores a subtropical paradise of cypress swamps, marshes and wet prairies, hardwood hammocks, pinelands, mangrove swamps and the Ten Thousand Islands. He presents a vivid description of the natural history of the region and tells the life stories of many of its unique inhabitants. He also discusses the management responsibilities, recreational opportunities, and educational activities provided by parks and preserves within Big Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands. These parks and preserves include Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park, Collier-Seminole State Park, Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, and National Audubon Society's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Information on each of these areas is included, along with their addresses and telephone numbers.

Big Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands: Eastern America's Last Great Wilderness

History

Ripple, Jeff

Americas

Univ. of South Carolina Press

This new paddling guide to Florida's 10,000 Islands and Big Cypress region features trips for canoes and kayaks. This new guide features saltwater paddling tours in the northern and central 10,000 Islands, as well as a handful of freshwater tours in the Big Cypress Swamp. Trips emanate out of multiple put-ins and take-outs, including Rookery Bay Estuarine Reserve (Marco Island), Goodland, Port of the Islands, Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, Everglades City, and Big Cypress National Preserve. Each trip described in this new guide will include information on distance, difficulty, recommended charts, and navigational features, as well as discussing winds, tides, and safety issues. The author also discusses natural and historical features, estuarine and mangrove ecology, and local wildlife. Finally, he provides information on equipment, outfitters, supplies, rentals, and recommendations for low-impact paddling. 35 black &amp; white photographs, index.

Day Paddling Florida's 10,000 Islands and Big Cypress Swamp

Sports & Outdoors

Water Sports

Countryman Press

8 = x 11, 144 pages, 120 stunning color photos, index, A Pictorial Discovery Guide Jeff Ripple leads you on an exploration of the many natural wonders of Florida from the everglades, coral reefs, clear springs, magnificent forests and more, learning about the natural heritage & future conservation of the entire state. Spectacular color photography brings you face to face with wild creatures and breathtaking vistas, and capturing the spirit of Florida as never seen before. Focused coverage of popular destinations, landmarks, and heritage sites. An appealing combination of expert yet down to earth text and memorable color photography.

Florida: The Natural Wonders

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Voyageur Pr

Those who think of the Florida Keys as miles of sandy beaches have much to learn about the southern Florida archipelago. Each year, about four million people visit the Florida Keys, a 150-mile chain of tropical islands known for its diving, seagrass beds, mysterious mangrove forests, lush hardwood hammocks, rocky pinelands, and both fresh and saltwater wetlands (but not miles of sandy beaches). This book explores the extraordinary beauty of this ecological treasure in stunning colour photographs as well as threats of over-development and pollution. Chapter topics include formation of the area, geology, impact of climate, ocean currents and hurricanes, living things in each ecosystem, and human impact.

The Florida Keys: The Natural Wonders of an Island Paradise

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Millions of sea turtles once roamed the earth’s oceans. Within the past five centuries, trade in sea turtle meat, eggs, shells, oil, and leather has driven almost every species to the brink of extinction. Explore the world of the sea turtle in this engaging book. Learn their general characteristics, how they navigate underwater, who their predators are, what human threats exist, and where conservation efforts are being made worldwide. Jeff Ripple profiles every species of sea turtle from the loggerhead to the leatherback. More than 60 breath-taking photographs capture these fascinating creatures underwater and on land.

Sea Turtles (Worldlife Library)

Children's Books

You're probably aware of Florida's world famous natural wonders like its coastline, the Everglades, and its colorful coral reefs. Did you know, however, that Florida also houses an abundance of less publicized natural delights including one of the largest underwater cave systems in the continental U.S., a type of prairie found nowhere else in the U.S., and an ancient forest system perched on prehistoric dunes? 
In Florida: The Natural Wonders, Jeff Ripple leads readers on an exploration of the entire state, acquainting them with the geology, ecosystems, wildlife, and weather, while explaining how to help protect Florida's natural treasures for future generations to enjoy. His spectacular color photographs bring readers face-to-face with wild creatures and breathtaking vistas, and capture the spirit of Florida as never before. 
Also recommended: The Florida Keys: The Natural Wonders of an Island Paradise, The Florida Everglades, Sanibel Island, Sea Turtles, Alligators &amp; Crocodiles.

Details the natural history of the four living species of sirenian, plus the extinct Stellar's Sea cow. Also devotes chapters to sirens in myth and tradition and to the protection of the sirenian.

Manatees and Dugongs of the World (Worldlife Discovery Guides)

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

Manatees and Dugongs of the World is an excellent introduction to the natural history of the four living species of sirenian, including the Florida and Antillean subspecies of the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, the West African manatee, and the dugong, as well as the extinct Stellar’s Sea Cow. Also included is a discussion of conservation issues and an exploration of the sirenian in myth and tradition.

Manatees and Dugongs of the World

Biological Sciences

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Big Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands: Eastern America's Last Great Wilderness

Day Paddling Florida's 10,000 Islands and Big Cypress Swamp

Florida: The Natural Wonders

The Florida Keys: The Natural Wonders of an Island Paradise

Sea Turtles (Worldlife Library)

Florida: The Natural Wonders

Manatees and Dugongs of the World (Worldlife Discovery Guides)

Manatees and Dugongs of the World