“John Muir would have loved this book. California’s matchless diversity of pines, firs, sequoias and other genera was very close to his heart, and Conifer Country approaches the subject in a way that he would have thoroughly approved… Michael’s attitude toward the trees is very much in Muir’s tradition, seeing them not just as objects of study − “plants,” part of “the scenery,” − but as highly evolved beings, companions and friends on the path of life, and that comes across strongly in Conifer Country‘s lively descriptions of the species and their wild environments… Anyone who wants to know why the region’s forest biodiversity is considered a biotic treasure of primary international importance can now buy this book, access its extraordinary wealth of information, and take some of the hikes it recommends. ” – David Rains Wallace, Author of the Klamath Knot.
Conifer Country (2012) subtitled A natural history and hiking guide to 35 conifers of the Klamath mountain region by naturalist and teacher Kauffmann is an excellent recent example of a combined hiking, natural-history guide, with emphasis on the latter. The book is resplendent in its copious illustration, its well-written, indeed lyrically enthusiastic text, its descriptive detail, its astute observations, and its synthetic capability. This work is an unexpected trove befitting a geologically, climatically, and biologically complex area that is a hotspot of conifer diversity: 35 species (36 taxa). – Rudolf (Rudi) Schmid
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