Fire birds : valuing natural wildfires and burned forests /

Collard, Sneed B.

Fire birds : valuing natural wildfires and burned forests / written and photographed by Sneed B. Collard III. - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Junior Library Guild selection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A surprising refuge -- World on fire -- Home, sweet blackened home -- Updating Smokey Bear's message -- Healthier birds, healthier forests.

Focusing on the work of University of Montana professor Richard Hutto, this book tells the story of how dozens of species of birds use the burn areas of wildfires. At least 15 bird species prefer burned forests to all other habitats.--

Ages 8-14.

9780984446070 0984446079

QBI

2014945653


Wildfires--Rocky Mountains--Juvenile literature.
Birds--Rocky Mountains--Juvenile literature.
Ecology--Rocky Mountains--Juvenile literature.
Wildfires.
Birds
Ecology
Birds.
Ecology.
Wildfires.


Rocky Mountains.
Rocky Mountains.


Juvenile works.

SD421.23 / .C64 2015

634.9/618