He has written and illustrated numerous magazine articles, calendars, and is author of Ozark Wildflowers (FalconGuides). Highly recommended!- 'Midwest Book Review'Ībout the Author Don Kurz is a trained botanist and professional nature photographer.

Striking, full-color photographs, easy-to-read maps, detailed descriptions of memorable attractions and more make Scenic Driving the Ozarks an excellent guide for vacationers interested in seeing the Ozarks' natural wonders. Scenic Driving the Ozarks: Including the Ouachita Mountains lives up to its title as a user-friendly guide suggesting thirty-five different driving routes through beautiful landscapes of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. An indispensable highway companion, Scenic Driving the Ozarks includes route maps and in-depth descriptions of attractions.

Arkansas Wildflowers By Don Kurz, Tim Ernst Cover Image. Other guides published by Tim Ernst Publishing are Arkansas Wildflowers, Illinois Wildflowers, and Missouri's Natural Wonders Guidebook.About the Book Scenic Driving the Ozarks features thirty-three separate drives through Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, from the homestead of Daniel Boone and the 250-foot-deep Blue Spring in the north and central sections to the prairie landscapes and the restorative hot springs of the western and southern Ozarks. American Wild Flowers Coloring Book By Paul Kennedy Cover Image. He is also author of Falcon Publishing's Ozark Wildflowers and Scenic Routes and Byways, The Ozarks, along with the Missouri Department of Conservation's Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri, Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri Field Guide, Trees of Missouri, and Trees of Missouri Field Guide. His photos have appeared in calendars and magazines such as Natural History as well as numerous wildflower books, including Falcon Publishing's Tallgrass Wildflowers and North Woods Wildflowers. For 22 years he was employed by the Missouri Department of Conservation, where he held various supervisory positions in the Natural History Division, including that of Natural History Chief, which he held until his retirement from the department in 2002.ĭon is now a part-time writer and nature photographer specializing in landscapes, wildlife, insects, and plants. After completing master's degrees in botany and zoology at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Don Kurz spent the next 30 years working to inventory, acquire, protect, and manage natural areas, endangered species sites, and other special features.

Arkansas Wildflowers by Don Kurz