197,203 Sedimentary Rocks, 184 Shale, 192, 197 Sky Islands, 26 Slate, 197. 33, 181 Utah, 101 Walle Grande, 145 Walles Caldera, 145 Wishnu Schist, 24,. The Sky Islands of Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico Leonard F. Caldera explosions and lava flows, and metamorphic core complexes.
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“Sky Islands stirs in the reader a deep sense of wonder for the majestic mountains rising in the desert of southeastern Arizona and the boot heel of New Mexico. Author Dan Fischer, historian and naturalist, combines superb photographs and contemporary wildlife art, with his own personal experiences and depth of knowledge to produce a remarkable book. He fills the void between factual natural history and the human historical perspective, highlighting the travails of determined explorers who, years ago, discovered and described new birds, other wildlife, and plants, often under extreme conditions.”– Dr. Russell, author of The Birds of Sonora and Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona. Dan Fischer’s close association with the Borderland region began in 1937, when he arrived in Yuma, Arizona, with is parents.
Although his professional career was that of an engineer in industry, his passion has clearly been natural history, with a strong emphasis on birds.For over 60 years, Fischer has traveled the Sky Island region, pursuing and photographing birds, while retracing the journeys of many early explorers and naturalists. As he explored the Sky Islands, Dan became a serious student of the region’s history.Long a champion of conservation, Fischer has helped to shape the conservation policies of nonprofit organizations like the Tucson Audubon Society, and has advised agencies like the Bureau of Land Management as they protected the Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness, the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area, the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, and other gems of the Sky Island region.
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