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First published 2025 by Cornell University Press
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Douglas, A. E. (Angela Elizabeth), 1956– author.
Title: Near the forest, by the lake : discovering nature close to home / Angela E. Douglas.
Description: Ithaca : Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2025. | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024023151 (print) | LCCN 2024023152 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501780370 (paperback) | ISBN 9781501780561 (pdf) | ISBN 9781501780578 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Natural history—New York (State)—Ithaca Region—Popular works. | LCGFT: Essays.
Classification: LCC QH81 .D676 2025 (print) | LCC QH81 (ebook) | DDC 508.747/71—dc23/eng/20241127
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024023151
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024023152
Cover design and photograph of the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve by Scott Levine