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Publications Focusing on Recreation and Parks Month

Summer is here, which means longer days to stroll, picnic, or think of other outdoor leisure activities. July is Recreation and Parks Month, and to help celebrate, the United States Government Printing Office is offering for sale several Government publications dealing with outdoor recreation.

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Apostle Islands: A Guide to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Designed as a guide to the many facets of the islands. Recounts the history of the area, looks at the inland sea, and describes the geographical features and wildlife of the islands. Also discusses what to see and do at the park.

Year/Pages: 1988: 64 p.; ill.

Price: $7.50 Add To Cart

Everglades Wildguide: The Natural History of Everglades National Park, Florida

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Presents the story of the Everglades National Park and its plants and animals, some of them found nowhere else in the United States. It includes checklists of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, as well as trees and tree-like plants. Also contains a chapter on Indians of the Everglades.

Year/Pages: 1988: 103 p.; ill.

Price: $16.00 Add To Cart

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Consists of three parts. Part one gives a brief introduction to the park; part two outlines the natural history of the mountains and their valleys; and part three presents concise travel guide and reference materials.

Year/Pages: 1981: 127 p.; ill.

Price: $7.50 Add To Cart

Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Describes and illustrates the discovery and commercial development of the Wind Cave and its later development as a national park. A guide to the park is also included.

Year/Pages: 1979: 143 p.; ill. 1987-repr.

Price: $8.00 Add To Cart

Exploring the American West, 1803-1879

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Divided into three parts. Part one includes a brief historical narrative of the events that lured men westward between 1803-1879; part two describes the mountain men, explorers and scientists who helped in the western expansion to the Pacific Ocean; and part three is a documented pictorial record created by artists, cartographers, and photographers who accompanied the organized expeditions to the west.

Year/Pages: 1982: 129 p.; ill.

Price: $16.00 Add To Cart

National Wildlife Refuge System: A Visitor's Guide

Publisher: Interior Dept., Fish and Wildlife Service

Description: Contains a map showing national wildlife refuges that provide recreational and educational opportunities. Provides tips for visiting national wildlife refuges. Also lists refuges in all 50 States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with the best wildlife viewing season and the features of each refuge.

Year/Pages: 2003: Folder. revised ed.

Price: $2.75 Add To Cart

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