{"product_id":"a-year-in-rock-creek-park-the-wild-wooded-heart-of-washington-dc-paperback","title":"A Year in Rock Creek Park: The Wild, Wooded Heart of Washington, DC - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelanie Choukas-Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Austin Roth\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2015 IPPY Silver Medalist, Best Mid-Atlantic Nonfiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwice the size of Central Park, Rock Creek Park is the wild, wooded heart of Washington, DC, offering refuge from a frantic city pace to millions of visitors each year. Rock Creek Valley, which serves as the spine of the national park, has a long and storied history--from Amerindians who fished the creek, hunted the woods, and quarried the rock outcroppings, to Euro-Americans' claims on the land as mill sites, to widespread deforestation during the American Civil War, to its ecological restoration and designation as a federal park in 1890. Melanie Choukas-Bradley, renowned naturalist and writer, spent a year in Rock Creek Park walking and skiing its trails at all times of day, observing and recording natural events in all seasons and weather conditions. Enhanced by the evocative photographs of Susan Austin Roth, \u003ci\u003eA Year in Rock Creek Park\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on an incredible and unforgettable journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistributed for George F. Thompson Publishing (www.gftbooks.com)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelanie Choukas-Bradley is an author, naturalist, and teacher, based in Washington, DC. A long-time contributor to the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications, she is the author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington, DC, \u003c\/i\u003e third edition, illustrated by Polly Alexander, \u003ci\u003eAn Illustrated Guide to Eastern Woodland Wildflowers and Trees, \u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Tina Thieme Brown, and \u003ci\u003eSugarloaf: The Mountain's History, Geology, and Natural Lore, \u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Tina Thieme Brown (all Virginia). She currently resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Susan Austin Roth is a photographer, writer, and editor who specializes in gardening, landscape design, and all things natural. She has worked as a field editor and assignment photographer for \u003ci\u003eBetter Homes and Gardens Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and has received three awards for her photography and writing from the Garden Writers Association. She is the author of ten best-selling gardening books, and her images of gardens and of nature appear regularly in national magazines, books, and calendars. She currently resides in Arlington, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52709236408627,"sku":"9781938086243","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ci9mS2FzMW9MWXBuN0RFNDliTmoyUT09.webp?v=1763456518","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-year-in-rock-creek-park-the-wild-wooded-heart-of-washington-dc-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}