Description
Book SynopsisFeaturing more than two hundred gorgeous color photographs of Indiana's champion trees and old-growth forest remnants, Magnificent Trees of Indiana is a celebration of the state's natural beauty. Seventy-four trees are featured as well as twenty old-growth woods. Each has been photographed to illuminate the grandeur of the natural world.
Accessible to the outdoor enthusiast, this book details the changes that have occurred over the last two centuries in Indiana's forests, including the landscape geology and physiography. The forest is celebrated as a living community, with highlights including odd forms, curious trees, and unique occurrences—many of which can still be visited today.
Magnificent Trees of Indiana makes for a beautiful coffee-table gift book for any Hoosier or nature lover, walking the reader through the geologic past, into early pioneer times, and onward to the present, all while covering the history, value, and economic importance of our hardwood forests.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Past to Present
- Chapter 2: Landscapes of Indiana and Their Relationships to Forests
- Chapter 3: The Forest as a Living Community
- Chapter 4: Big Trees and Champions
- Chapter 5: Oldest of the Old: Indiana's Wondrous Old-Growth Woods
- Chapter 6: The Odd and Curious
- Chapter 7: Sheer Beauty
- Chapter 8: Woodland Values
- Chapter 9: People and Trees
- Chapter 10: Protecting and Sustaining Our Forest Heritage
- Chapter 11: Inspirations and Reflections
