The search for ancient Queensland is a journey through deep time, revealing its unique landscapes, a fascinating geology and, most importantly, its incomparable fossils. This beautifully illustrated book charts the complex evolution of life over the past 250 million years, set against a backdrop of momentous geological events and dramatic environmental change. It offers tantalising, but incomplete, glimpses of the primeval environments that have shaped modern Queensland and, in doing so, signposts understanding of our largely unknown future. In Search of Ancient Queensland celebrates the... View More...
Tropical North Queensland is one of the world's most beautiful natural areas. Each year thousands of visitors, from across Australia and overseas, are drawn to the region to experience for themselves the lure of its spectacular landscapes and astonishing wildlife. This full colour, identification guide covers the area east of the Great Dividing Range between Cooktown and Mackay (including Cairns and Townsville), and is the first comprehensive publication on the animals of Tropical North Queensland. Covers more than 850 species and contains 950 colour photographs. 368 pages. View More...
This pocket-sized guide takes readers through lush rainforests, across high mountain peaks and onto the lowland plains of the Scenic Rim. It includes some of Queensland's best known national parks and reserves. 68 pages. View More...
The high mountains of the Scenic Rim in South-East Queensland has been a refuge for flora and fauna since the last ice age. Many rare and endangered species are found in this region which borders Queensland and Northern New South Wales. A pocket sized guide to the wildlife living in one of Queensland's great natural treasure troves. 68 pages. View More...
A comprehensive pocket-sized guide to the wilderness of Caboolture and its surrounds. This pocket companion holds everything you need to know about the wild areas of Caboolture. The plants, animals and ecosystem of one of Queensland's undiscovered environmental wonders are all contained in this miniature guide. 72 pages. View More...
This book will prove a valuable reference for native plant enthusiasts, botany students and naturalists. Native Plants of Northern Australia presents a comprehensive coverage of the trees and shrubs of the region - 450 species are described, with 700 colour photographs and 26 line drawings. Each species is individually presented with photos, extensive descriptive information and distribution maps. Aboriginal plant usage is also recorded, including food, craft and medicinal uses. This book will prove a valuable reference for native plant enthusiasts, botany students and naturalists. Covers a... View More...
A comprehensive pocket-sized guide to the wild plants of the Scenic Rim, Queensland, Australia. This pocket guide introduces you to the variety of wild plants growing in one of Queensland’s great natural treasure troves, the Scenic Rim. The Scenic Rim encompasses a chain of high mountains and plateaux, as well as scattered, isolated peaks, low rolling hills and flood plains that lie to the south and south-west of Brisbane in Queensland's south-east corner. The region is a very special 'storehouse' of unique animals and distinctive plants, with some species found nowhere else in the wo... View More...
New updated edition! Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia embraces an area that stretches from the Flinders and Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia, across Victoria and southern New South Wales to the NSW South Coast. It records the land and its vegetation in a scientifically accurate, but accessible, style. Virtually all species of native trees and larger shrubs in this area are described, and their occurrences are related to the features of their environment, events of the past, geology, landforms, soil, and climatic conditions. The brief descriptions of places of special int... View More...
This is an expanded version of the Somerset Region chapter of Where to Mountain Bike in SEQ with added town maps and trail maps, packaged as a 20 page A4 publication. It contains detailed maps of the entire Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, plus detailed maps of all the towns along the route, as well as the recreational trails at Yarraman, Blackbutt and Wivenhoe.
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What is it? A colourful, detailed guidebook packed with hundreds of shorter, easier, more accessible family-friendly bushwalks throughout South East Queensland. The Second Edition has an added Toowoomba chapter. This book is an ideal gift for the outdoorsy person in your life! How is this book different from the other bushwalking guides? It covers every qualifying bushwalk in the region. It's bang up to date. It only covers easier, shorter bushwalks, no ropes required. It only covers easily accessible bushwalks, you don't need a 4WD. Every bushwalk is i... View More...
WHERE TO MOUNTAIN BIKE in SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND, Fifth Edition What is it? A book of detailed topographic maps of recreational trails suitable for riding your mountain bike, very thoroughly covering South East Queensland and a slice of Northern NSW. The book is A4 in size and spiral bound to lie flat in a photocopier. What's new in the Fifth Edition? 454km of legal singletrack, up from 169km in the Fourth Edition. Many important new areas including Promisedland (Bundaberg), Sugar Bag (Caloundra), Cornubia (Logan) and Hinze (Gold Coast). Coverage north to Bundaberg ... View More...
This new edition of the Queensland Museum's best-selling, popular guide celebrates the fascinating marine life and outstanding natural environments of the Moreton Bay and southern Queensland. Now published in two volumes, the Wild Guide to Moreton Bay highlights more than 1500 species of animals and plants in easy-to-read accounts and stunning photographs. View More...
The Greater Brisbane Region encompasses some of the most diverse and beautiful natural environments in Australia - beaches, wetlands, forests and mountains. This full colour guide invites you to explore and discover more than 30 of the region's outstanding 'wild places', including national parks, state forests and conservation reserves. Described as an ideal guide to one of the worlds great nature-friendly cities, this guide is a perfect companion to the bestselling WILDLIFE OF GREATER BRISBANE. View More...
