Friday, July 5, 2019

SCOTT #3611 LONGLEAF PINE FOREST 34 CENT

     Although greatly reduced in size, the longleaf pine forest still occupies parts of its natural range in the coastal plains from southeastern Virginia to eastern Texas. Characterized by the longleaf pine, this unique ecosystem includes many plant communities that vary with soil type, moisture, and frequency of fire.

                          

Thursday, July 4, 2019

SCOTT #3293 SONORAN DESERT 33 CENT

     Located in southern California and Arizona, the Sonoran Desert wraps around the Gulf of California, extending south into Mexico to include most of Baja and about half of the state of Sonora.
It has tropic-subtropic climate in which freezing temperatures lasting 24 hours rarely occur. In contrast, the other North American deserts, Great Basin, Mojave, and Chihuahuan, are temperate and landlocked.

                       

SCOTT #3236 AMERICAN ART 32 CENT

     Sampling of 20 great American artists such as Mary Cassatt, Grant Wood, Franz Kline, Edward Hopper, John Foster, John James Audubon, Joshua Johnson, Winslow Homer, etc.

                               

Monday, July 1, 2019

SCOTT #4423 KELP FOREST 44 CENT

     Hundreds of species live in the kelp forest, a lush undersea ecosystem in which the largest seaweeds known as kelp, grow as tall as trees.