Armchair Explorations
The nonprofit Craters of the Moon Natural History Association sells books, maps, and other publications at the visitor center or by mail. For a free list write to the park address on [page 55]. The following selected books may also be of interest.
Belknap, William J. “Man on the Moon in Idaho,” National Geographic Magazine, Volume 119 (October, 1960).
Bonnichsen, Bill and Roy M. Breckenridge et al. Cenozoic Geology of Idaho, Idaho Geologic Survey, University of Idaho, 1982.
Bullard, Fred M. Volcanoes of the Earth, University of Texas Press, 1976.
Chronic, Halka. Pages of Stone: The Geologic Story of Our Western Parks and Monuments, The Mountaineers, 1984.
Clark, David R. Craters of the Moon—Idaho’s Unearthly Landscape, Craters of the Moon Natural History Association, 1990.
Henderson, Paul A. Around the Loop: Craters of the Moon, Craters of the Moon Natural History Association, 1986.
Limbert, Robert W. “Among Craters of the Moon,” National Geographic Magazine, Volume 45 (March, 1924).
McKee, Bates. Cascadia, McGraw-Hill, 1972.
Moser, Don. The Snake River Country, Time-Life Books, 1974.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Volcanism of the Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho: A Comparative Planetary Geology Guidebook, Washington, D.C., 1977.
Schwartz, Susan. Nature in the Northwest, Prentice-Hall, 1983.
Other National Park Handbooks in this series. You might enjoy other official National Park Handbooks about areas in Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. These handbooks include: Grand Teton National Park; Nez Perce National Historical Park; Devils Tower National Monument; and Fort Laramie National Historic Site.
These informative handbooks are available at the parks or by mail from: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. For a list of handbooks write to: National Park Service, Office of Information, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127.
★GPO: 1990—262-098/20002
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering wise use of our land and water resources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to assure that their development is in the best interest of all our people. The Department also promotes the goals of the Take Pride in America campaign by encouraging stewardship and citizen responsibility for the public lands and promoting citizen participation in their care. The Department also has major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in island territories under U.S. administration.
The National Park Service expresses its appreciation to all those persons who made the preparation and production of this handbook possible. Special thanks are due the Craters of the Moon Natural History Association for financial support. Unless credited below, photographs and illustrations come from the files of Craters of the Moon National Monument and the National Park Service.
Gary Braasch [28] top Bureau of Land Management [29] top Vern Crawford [30]-31 Jeff Gnass [4]-5, [6], [27] tree mold Charley Gurche [10]-11, [32]-33, [36] monkeyflower Russell Lamb [63] Nez Perce Roger McGehee [30] owl NASA [16] inset National Geographic Society [50]-51, [63] Grand Teton (David Alan Harvey) U.S. Geological Survey [25] both Glenn Van Nimwegen [34], [36]-37 Williams and Heintz Map Corporation [58]