Natural History of Eastern Massachusetts

Here's a comprehensive guide to the nature of Eastern Massachusetts. There are nearly 300 color photographs and more than 100 color illustrations that help to describe the region of the state from Quabbin Reservoir on the west to the Atlantic shore on the east. You can read about the state's black bears, geology, frogs, wildflowers, birds, Native Americans, snakes, moose, spiders, endangered species, ice ages, butterflies, whales, insects, ecosystems, trees, weather and more. There are charts and illustrations showing the nesting times for birds, the flight times for butterflies and the bloom times for wildflowers in Eastern Massachusetts. There are maps showing the state's major river systems and its highest mountain peaks. And there's even a month-by-month nature calendar.