Field Guide To The Chessie Nature Trail (1988)Available at local bookstores or from RACC ($12 postpaid). Send your check to RACC, P.O. Box 564, Lexington, VA 24450Authorities on the trail environment--natural and man-made--have written introductory essays on their subjects and have provided suggestions for further study in Field Guide to the Chessie Nature Trail. This guide is a 208-page book with 140 illustrations including drawings, photographs, and maps. It is an indispensable tool for trail buffs--and those who wish to be.
Contents:
THE SETTING
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
- The River and Its Valley--Edgar W. Spencer
- Hydrology of the River--John W. Knapp
THE HUMAN IMPACT
- Mycology Along the Chessie Trail--Katie Letcher Lyle
- Seed Plants of the Chessie Trail--John S. and Anne Knox
- Butterflies Along the Chessie Tail--Royster Lyle, Jr.
- Birds Along the Chessie Trail--Robert O. Paxton
- Mammals of the Chessie Trail--John H. Reeves, Jr.
APPENDIX
- Archaeological Sites Along the Chessie Trail--John M. McDaniel
- The Canal and the Chessie Trail--D.E. Brady, Jr.
- Structures Along the Chessie Trail--Royster Lyle, Jr.
- The Railroads and the Chessie Trail--Matthew W. Paxton, Jr.
Trail Log--Edgar W. Spencer and Larry I. Bland
Floods in Rockbridge County, Virginia - History and Susceptibility of FloodingWritten by Frits van der Leeden (1992)The Environmental Almanac of VirginiaAvailable at local bookstores or from RACC ($9.75 postpaid). Send your check to RACC, P.O. Box 564, Lexington, VA 24450
Chapters:
Fritz van der Leeden, a resident of Rockbridge County, is a registered geologist. He is a consultant in ground-water hydrology and a former senior vice president of Geraghty & Miller, Inc., a nationally known environmental assessment and remediation firm. He has provided consulting services to industry and government and international agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the United Nations Development Programme. He is the author of numerous technical reports and publications.
- Chronology of Major Floods: 1771-1992
- Factors Affecting Flooding
- Peak Stages & Discharges
- Susceptibility to Flooding
- Reducing Flood Damage: Structural Measures, Land-Use Regulation, Insurance
by Frits van der Leeden, RACC board member and an environmental specialist in the field of water resources. His Almanac provides current information for anyone interested in environmental issues, e.g., acid rain, floods, drought, earthquakes, Land use, pollution, fish kills, threatened species and the environmental voting records of Virginians in Congress. Included are more than 100 maps, charts and tables. Order from: Tennyson Press, P.O. Box 1599, Lexington, VA 24450. Telephone 463-2599. Fax 463-1779. Price $29.95 plus tax and shipping. These books are available at both The Bookery and Bestseller bookstores and the RACC office:
updated 4 Mar 2003