WNJ Exclusive: 'Wild New Jersey' invades bookstores across state
"Wild New Jersey: Nature Adventures in the Garden State" can now be found
at your local Barnes & Noble bookstore in the New Jersey section.
Photo credit: Jo Ann Flynn
by Jillian Weislo
New Jersey nature writer David Wheeler’s much-anticipated book, “Wild New Jersey: Nature Adventures in the Garden State,” arrived in bookstores across the state this week. The book is stocked in the New Jersey or regional sections of every Barnes & Noble in New Jersey, New York City, and Philadelphia, in addition to independent bookstores and many retailers like Target.
“This book captures why we must preserve what’s left of nature in New Jersey – and it reads like a page-turner you can't put down," says Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club.
Published by Rutgers University Press, “Wild New Jersey” has received glowing endorsements from a wide range of state leaders, from former Governor James Florio, to New Jersey Audubon president Tom Gilmore, to author and New Yorker writer Tony Hiss. Books are also for sale online at: http://www.amazon.com/Wild-New-Jersey-Nature-Adventures/dp/0813549213.
“Contrary to the stereotypes, no state in America offers a broader range of outdoor activities and wildlife than New Jersey,” says Wheeler. “The Garden State offers spectacular adventures for every season and every region, for avid wildlife enthusiasts and families alike. With ‘Wild New Jersey,’ readers can find the nearby outdoor action just waiting to be explored.”
The 'Wild New Jersey' book’s narrative follows Wheeler’s year spent outdoors from High Point to Cape May, joining biologists, expedition leaders, and local experts on wildlife expeditions from birding and canoeing to seining and dogsledding.
“Wild New Jersey may sound like fantasy – but this inspiring book is all reality. It's David Wheeler's great gift that he can continually see the treeline behind the skyline and hear the wild birds calling beyond the traffic's roar,” says Hiss. “Here is a book that will change your understanding of where you are, and show you the wild strength and beauty that is still the heartbeat of the nation's most urbanized state.”
Books are on sale online and in Barnes & Noble stores across New Jersey.
“Wild New Jersey captures what is at stake in our fight to clean up, restore, and protect our beautiful natural areas,” says Florio.
The book’s webpage - with photos, event dates, and other information - can be found at WildNewJerseyBook.tv.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 2/10/2011 11:21 AM 
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, Wild New Jersey book
Tags: wild new jersey book Wild New Jersey Nature Adventures in the Garden State david wheeler wildnewjerseytv new jersey nature new jersey wildlife new jersey sierra club
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, Wild New Jersey book
Tags: wild new jersey book Wild New Jersey Nature Adventures in the Garden State david wheeler wildnewjerseytv new jersey nature new jersey wildlife new jersey sierra club
What a great book ! Finally a book that tells what a wonderful Wild place New Jersey really is ! If you love NJ and want to learn more about all the great wild places in our state you will have to have this book
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