Beachcombing the Pacific

Beachcombing the Pacific

Author: Amos L. Wood

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 1999-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 9780887400971

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Whether you are a potential or practicing beachcomber, this will show you techniques to enhance your discovery potential and improve the results of your efforts.


Beachcombing

Beachcombing

Author: Ceridwen Fraser

Publisher:

Published: 2021-07

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 9781486314898

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If you've ever walked along a beach or rocky shore and peered, poked or wondered at the things cast upon it by the waves, this book is for you. Beaches are our windows to the ocean, and the objects we find on them tell stories about life, death and dynamic processes in the sea. "Beachcombing" will help you to understand what you find on beaches, and the intriguing reasons these objects and organisms have come to be there.


The Beachcomber's Guide to Seashore Life in the Pacific Northwest

The Beachcomber's Guide to Seashore Life in the Pacific Northwest

Author: J. Duane Sept

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

Published: 2019-05-25

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1550172042

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The Pacific Northwest coast is home to one of the most diverse displays of intertidal marine life in the world, including sponges, clams, snails, crabs, sea stars, sea anemones, jellies, fishes, seaweeds and more. The New Beachcomber’s Guide to the Pacific Northwest is a portable and easy-to-use reference for searching out and identifying the hundreds of species of seashore life found on the beaches of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Northern California and Southeast Alaska. Covering the Pacific Northwest’s most common shoreline-dwelling flora and fauna, the guide gives in each entry a detailed description of appearance and habitat accompanied by colour photos for easy identification of any creature you might encounter as you explore your local beach. Simple but essential information on tides and the various habitats within the intertidal zones is also provided to assist beachcombers in exploring safely with minimal ecological impact. The New Beachcomber’s Guide even contains up-to-date descriptions of the best beachcombing sites and when to visit them—you may even find your new favourite exploration grounds! Thoroughly revised and packed with handy and accessible information, this guide belongs in the beach bag or backpack of any avid naturalist, amateur beachcomber or adventurous family.


Florida's Living Beaches

Florida's Living Beaches

Author: Blair Witherington

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-05-01

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1561649880

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The first edition of Florida's Living Beaches (2007) was widely praised. Now, the second edition of this supremely comprehensive guide has even more to satisfy the curious beachcomber, including expanded content and additional accounts with more than 1800 full-color photographs, maps, and illustrations. It heralds the living things and metaphorical life along the state's 700 miles of sandy beaches. The expanded second edition now identifies and explains over 1400 curiosities, with lavishly illustrated accounts organized into Beach Features, Beach Animals, Beach Plants, Beach Minerals, and Hand of Man.


Beachcombing

Beachcombing

Author: Jim Arnosky

Publisher:

Published: 2014-07-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781484429327

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Young beachcombers will discover old and new ideas about collecting or just identifying their finds, and the book will appeal to those children who are looking for relaxing fun.


Shells & Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest

Shells & Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest

Author: Rick M. Harbo

Publisher: Madiera Park, B.C. : Harbour Publishing

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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This easy to follow, full-colour guide introduces the more than 250 species of mollusks found along the beaches and shallow waters of the Pacific Northwest.


Agates and Other Collectibles of the Pacific Coast

Agates and Other Collectibles of the Pacific Coast

Author: Dan R. Lynch

Publisher: Adventure Quick Guides

Published: 2019-11-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781591939337

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A simple and convenient guide to agates found along the Pacific Coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. Photographs and descriptions are organized by rocks/minerals, then by appearance, for quick and easy identification.