The Artist's Field Guide to Yellowstone
A Natural History by Greater Yellowstone's Artists and Writers
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The Artist's Field Guide to Yellowstone
A Natural History by Greater Yellowstone's Artists and Writers
About This Book
The Artist's Field Guide to Yellowstone introduces readers to the wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem through the works of fifty of the region's distinguished writers and artists. This robust anthology of eclectic artwork and inspiring storytelling offers an enlivened take on the traditional field guide and argues for the intrinsic value of this world-renowned ecosystem.Yellowstone naturalist and artist Katie Shepherd Christiansen has compiled this sensible field guide and elegant art book to highlight the unique biodiversity of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, organized across four habitat strata: sky, earth, soil, and water. Writers and artists pair up to reveal new ways of understanding key species through prose, poetry, and artwork. The addition of scientific descriptions provides a natural history frame, and Christiansen's illustrations of ecologically connected species bring life to every page.Contributors hail from the Greater Yellowstone area. Writers are Elise Atchison, Rick Bass, Todd Burritt, Tom Campbell, Lyn Dalebout, Matt Daly, Joanne Dornan, Gary Ferguson, Matt Hart, Geneen Marie Haugen, Susan Marsh, Craig Mathews, Arthur Middleton, Doug Peacock, Karen Reinhart, Kelsey Sather, Jack Turner, Rebecca Watters, Tina Welling, Marylee White, Connie Wieneke, Todd Wilkinson, and Terry Tempest Williams. Artists are Kalon Baughan, Tamara Callens, Meredith Campbell, Sue Cedarholm, Derek DeYoung, Loretta Domaszewski, Katy Ann Fox, Dave Hall, Dwayne Harty, Laney Hicks, DG House, Will Hunter, S. J. KarikĂł, Laney, Jennifer Lowe-Anker, Mimi Matsuda, James Prosek, Robert Schlenker, Jocelyn Slack, Tucker Smith, Kay Stratman, Kara Tripp, Shannon Troxler, Kathryn Mapes Turner, John Wasson, Carrie Wild, and Monte Yellow Bird Sr.
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- Preface + Katie Shepherd Christiansen + Jennifer Lowe-Anker
- Introduction + Katie Shepherd Christiansen + Jocelyn Slack and John Wasson
- Western meadowlark + Matt Daly + James Prosek
- Greater sage-grouse + Joanne Dornan and Terry Tempest Williams + Loretta Domaszewski
- Trumpeter swan + Rick Bass + Kathryn Turner
- Great gray owl + Katie Shepherd Christiansen + Robert Schlenker
- Common raven + Marylee White + Shannon Troxler
- Pika + Lyn Dalebout + DJ House
- Wolverine + Doug Peacock + Kalon Baughan
- Elk + Arthur Middleton + Monte Yellow Bird Sr.
- Shiras moose + Tina Welling + Will Hunter
- Pronghorn + Rebecca Watters + Kara Tripp
- Mountain goat + Todd Burritt + Tucker Smith
- Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep + Matt Hart + Laney
- Bison + Tom Campbell + Meredith Campbell
- Canada lynx + Elise Atchison + Carrie Wild
- Mountain lion + Gary Ferguson + Tamara Callens
- Gray wolf + Todd Wilkinson + Dwayne Harty
- Grizzly bear + Jack Turner + Mimi Matsuda
- Yellowstone cutthroat trout + Craig Matthews + Derek DeYoung
- Thermophilic bacteria + Karen Reinhart + Kay Stratman
- Indian paintbrush + Connie Wieneke + Katy Ann Fox
- Quaking aspen + Kelsey K. Sather + S. J. Kariko
- Lodgepole pine + Susan Marsh + Sue Cedarholm
- Whitebark pine + Geneen Marie Haugen + Dave Hall
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors