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As a member of Drylands Institute, you help
support activities that are important to conservation, basic scientific
research, and social and economic welfare. Members receive our
quarterly newsletter, the Drylands Oasis, which covers
issues relevant to southwestern North America's flora and fauna,
ethnobotany and other topics. Donations and membership dues are
tax deductible.
Download the membership form today and send it to
our mailing address - click here (needs
Adobe Acrobat Reader© installed).
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Contributors of $100.00
to $249.00
...will receive membership benefits and their choice of Cactáceas
de Sonora: Su Diversidad, Uso y Conservación, a profusely
illustrated treatment of the nearly 100 cacti species of the most
botanically important state in the Sonoran Desert region OR Thomas
Bowen’s Unknown Island a scholarly yet readable
account of the Seri people of San Esteban Island in the Gulf of
California— one of the most arid inhabited places on earth.
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Contributors
of $250.00 or more...
...will receive membership benefits and their choice of one of
three books, each of which is a welcome addition to the bookshelves
of all lovers of the Sonoran Desert.
The Gulf of California, a World Apart is profusely illustrated
with some of the finest nature photography in the world with chapters
contributed by renowned scientists and nature writers of Mexico
and the U.S.A.
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The
Trees of Sonora, Mexico is the definitive treatment of the
trees of a region that is remarkably diverse. 285 species of trees
are covered, featuring extensive identification keys and illustrations,
most of them newly produced for this book.
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Flora
of the Gran Desierto is a comprehensive flora of northwestern
Sonora covering more than 565 plant species and includes hundreds
of illustrations. While emphasizing scientific accuracy, it is
written in an accessible style. |
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