Guide to Plants along the Manuka Nature Trail: Big Island of Hawai'i - Paperback

by Judy Hall Jacobson (Author)

Guide to native and non-native trees, shrubs, ferns and herbs along the Manuka Nature Trail on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Each species covered includes at least 1 color photo. Also includes detailed descriptions and interesting facts about the plants and how they got to the Island. This book will be of interest to plant lovers even if they do not get to hike the Manuka Nature Trail. Many of the plants along the trail can be found across the Hawaiian islands.

Author Biography

Judy Hall Jacobson began to study botany while a student at Cornell University where in 1975 she received a degree in Environmental Conservation. Currently she is a naturalist with Alaska Nature Tours in Haines, Alaska. She is author of "Native Plants of Southeast Alaska." She and her husband spend their winters on the Big Island of Hawai'i not far from the Manuka Forest Reserve. They enjoy exploring Alaska and Hawai'i on land and also on sea aboard the M/V Arcturus and the S/V A'u.