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Join Carl Kurtz as he explores some of his favorite Iowa natural landscapes. In stunning full-color photographs and vivid prose, Carl presents a multifaceted picture of Iowa as he has grown to love it—the seasons; the plants and the animals; the quiet, foggy days and the violent storms.
Enjoy Carl's special perspective on nature as he reveals the beauty of the ordinary as well as the spectacular. Each chapter includes personal observations, anecdotes, and facts about Iowa's geology, topography, and natural history.
Become acquainted with the rich diversity of flora, fauna, landforms, habitats, and weather in Iowa. Take a field trip with Carl and experience
• A marsh at sunup in February
• Northern lights in the predawn hours
• The breakup of lake ice after a long winter
• The magical qualities of a frost-covered landscape
• The progression of woodland wildflowers from early spring to late fall, beginning with skunk cabbage flowers in the snow in March
• The spring bird...
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Fülszöveg
Join Carl Kurtz as he explores some of his favorite Iowa natural landscapes. In stunning full-color photographs and vivid prose, Carl presents a multifaceted picture of Iowa as he has grown to love it—the seasons; the plants and the animals; the quiet, foggy days and the violent storms.
Enjoy Carl's special perspective on nature as he reveals the beauty of the ordinary as well as the spectacular. Each chapter includes personal observations, anecdotes, and facts about Iowa's geology, topography, and natural history.
Become acquainted with the rich diversity of flora, fauna, landforms, habitats, and weather in Iowa. Take a field trip with Carl and experience
• A marsh at sunup in February
• Northern lights in the predawn hours
• The breakup of lake ice after a long winter
• The magical qualities of a frost-covered landscape
• The progression of woodland wildflowers from early spring to late fall, beginning with skunk cabbage flowers in the snow in March
• The spring bird migration and the rearing of indigo bunting young
• Pasqueflowers in the Loess Hills on a rainy day
• Big Kettle, a deep prairie pothole, just after dawn or before dusk
• Majestic white pines in Iowa's boreal forest relicts
• A sand prairie covered with rough blazing-stars after a wet summer
• Vibrant green mosses on bedrock outcrops on a winter day
There are few lowans with an interest in the outdoors who don't know of Carl Kurtz. His photographs have graced so many walls, through his calendars, original prints, and exhibits, and have been included in so many publications that his name is synonymous with nature photography.
—Donald Farrar
CARL KURTZ, master photographer, naturalist, and prairie reconstructionist, has a B.S. in fisheries and wildlife biology from Iowa State University. He taught natural history photography at Iowa State for 14 years and has conducted photography workshops throughout Iowa. He also has taught several adult education courses on nature photography and has presented more than 500 lectures to students and civic groups.
About 650 of Carl's photographs and 20 of his articles have been published in 50 different regional and national publications, including books, magazines, and calendars. His work has also appeared in advertising, cards, posters, and museum displays.
For more than 20 years, Carl has supported the conservation efforts of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, state and county conservation agencies, and private landowners.
Carl and his wife, Linda, live on a 172-acre family farm near St. Anthony in western Marshall County in central Iowa. They have restored about 80 acres to tallgrass prairie, from which they harvest and sell prairie seed. These seeds—and the seeds of inspiration in Carl's photography—are helping create more wild places in Iowa.
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