Ernest Williams, the Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Biology, was featured in an article in his hometown newspaper, The Cody Enterprise (Cody, Wyoming) about his recently published The Nature Handbook: A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors. "Clues to solving some environmental mysteries are offered in a new book by a Cody-educated man," says the article, published on August 1. Williams grew up in Cody and attended local schools until the early 1960s. The article quotes Williams as saying, "I'm in the East and the West, so there's a focus on New England and Wyoming in the book."
The Nature Handbook contains more than 500 photographs that help illustrate patterns and observations about plants, animals, and habitats in North America. "It's for general public use," said Williams of the guide that is organized to help readers find something they are interested in. The book has a field guide format but is a guide to explain patterns and observations in nature, not to identify species, Williams explains.
