Florida Magnificent Wilderness
Subtitle: State Lands, Parks, and Natural Areas
By: Photographs and Poetry by James Valentine ; Main Text and Captions by D. Bruce Means.
Contributors: Means, D. Bruce.
Publisher: Pineapple Press, Inc.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Sarasota, Florida
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781561643615
Subjects: Wilderness areas -- Florida -- Pictorial works.; Public lands -- Florida -- Pictorial works.; Parks -- Florida -- Pictorial works.; Natural areas -- Florida -- Pictorial works.; Florida -- Pictorial works.; Florida -- Poetry.; Florida -- Description and travel.
Genres: Pictorial works.; Poetry.
Description: Many years in the making, Florida Magnificent Wilderness is a special visual journey through some of the most precious wild areas in the state, presenting the breathtaking beauty preserved in state lands, parks, and natural areas.

World-famous nature photographer James Valentine has used his camera to record environmental art images of the state’s remote wilderness places, spectacular sites too often missed by Florida’s visitors and residents. Valentine also offers his poetic interpretations of the meaning of his images.

Dr. D. Bruce Means has written the main text, “Florida’s Rich Biodiversity.” The book is divided into six sections, covering the wildlife and natural ecosystems of Florida, with the introduction to each written by a highly respected Florida writer and conservationist, including Al Burt, Manley Fuller, Steve Gatewood, D. Bruce Means, Victoria Tschinkel, and Bernie Yokel.