Book Details
Hardcover- Price: $49.95
- Pages: 104
- Published: 1988
- ISBN-13: 978-0933101128
Lowcountry: The Natural Landscape
by Jane Lareau, Richard D. Porcher
Photograhy by Tom Blagden, Jr.
Book Summary
This is the first exhibit-format volume to celebrate the essence of wilderness embodied in the rivers, forests, swamps, marshes and barrier islands of South Carolina. The photographs convey a resonance of life, a dynamic sense of place unique to this particular world.
About the Authors
Jane Lareau is Director of Forestry and Wildlife Programs for the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League. A former reporter, editor and public relations director, her freelance work has been published in national, state and local magazines. Her interest in the natural history of South Carolina stems from her childhood in Sumter, South Carolina. She has spent many years working to protect the Lowcountry’s environment through such groups as the Sierra Club, the National Audubon Society and the Coastal Conservation League. A graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Journalism, she lives in Charleston.
Richard D. Porcher, a native of Berkeley County, South Carolina, is Professor of Biology at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Porcher holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biology from the University of South Carolina. He is the author of A Field Guide to the Bluff Plantation Wildlife Sanctuary and has written numerous articles on the rice culture and flora of the Lowcountry.
About the Photographer
Tom Blagden, Jr., a professional nature photographer, has lived in the Lowcountry since 1977. In addition to Lowcountry, Tom has published three other books on South Carolina in association with The Nature Conservancy: South Carolina’s Wetland Wilderness, South Carolina’s Mountain Wilderness, and The Rivers of South Carolina. Also, Tom concentrates his photography on Costa Rica and Maine, resulting in his book First Light: Acadia National Park and Maine’s Mount Desert Island. His images have appeared in most national conservation organization calendars, as well as in numerous magazines and exhibits. Tom is an active lecturer on conservation issues, and lives in Charleston with his wife and daughter.
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