Naturalist and Seattle native David Williams offers his original
perspectives on the wonder and resilience of nature in and around
the Northwest's greatest population center. Illustrated by
hand-drawn maps, Williams's writings are interesting, intelligent,
and challenging at a personal level. He approaches the notion that
his beloved city, as hip and urbane as it is, remains a wild place
on the Northwest landscape-in the quarried rock of the historical
buildings, in the branches of a pocket-sized city park, in the
twists and turns of a stream that has been abused by polluters,
hedged in by lawns, and buried under expressways. And yet it is a
living thing, worthy of rescue. Williams looks beyond the skyline,
beyond the postcard views of the Emerald City, and into its wild
heart. Praise for The Seattle Street-Smart Naturalist: Like
suddenly acquiring X-ray vision . . . Who knew that there was so
much fascinating natural history crawling, flying, sprouting,
flowing, drizzling, cawing, accreting, and sliding within the city
limits of Seattle? Every page, every paragraph of Williams's book
brought me revelations-not to mention the sheer pleasure of keeping
company with such a sharp and enthusiastic writer. - David Laskin
Author of The Children's Blizzard and Braving the Elements A
passion for nature and the love of a chosen city combine seamlessly
in David Williams's sharp-eyed ramble through Seattle. These
beautifully told "field notes" of this inspired urban naturalist
bring to life our streets and hills, our downtown edifices and
suburban green pockets, on levels infinitely more profound than the
everyday. - Ivan Doig Author of This House of Sky Raised in
Seattle, David Williams is a general naturalist with a bachelor's
degree in geology. As a Park Ranger and educator, he has taught
natural history both in the field and in the classroom and has
written widely on the topic for the last decade. He has written for
Sunset, the Seattle Times, High Country News, National Parks, and
Geotimes. Other books include A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon
Country and Grand Views of Canyon Country, and he has contributed
to Insight Guides: Seattle and Caves, Cliffs, and Canyons.
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