THIS WEBSITE LAST UPDATED ON  21 MARCH 2025

 

WELCOME TO RAVEN'S PERCH MEDIA

a resource service and reference library for all who have interests or stakeholder concerns in the Grand Canyon and Lower Colorado River regions of the United States and Mexico

EST. 1974

Moody sunset photo of the Grand Canyon with low-hanging clouds, rain and portion of a rainbow in the distance, with low-angled sun illuminating buttes and cliffs.

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The principal language of this website and its products is English


T H I S   W E B S I T E   C O N T A I N S

 

THE GRAND CANON [canon: an essential guide or list]

An Augmented Worldwide Bibliography of the Grand Canyon and Lower Colorado River Regions of the United States and Mexico

Containing 111,000 citations in 115 languages produced during the 16th to 21st centuries

Click or tap on "THE GRAND CANON" MAIN TAB for basic information and DOWNLOAD LINKS for Volumes 1–3

Volume 1/Parts A and B.  Introduction and Bibliography

Volume 2.  Cartobibliography

Volume 3.  Grand Canyon: Colossal Mirror


 

SPECIAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND HISTORICAL VOLUMES

Under the "SPECIALIZED BIBLIOGRAPIES AND HISTORICAL VOLUMES" tab are two subtabs:

SPECIAL BIOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES

This section of the website contains separate bibliographies for specific groups of biological taxa, as they relate chiefly to the Grand Canyon region.

OTHER SPECIAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND HISTORICAL VOLUMES

This section of the website contains publications of historical interest and non-biological bibliographies that relate to the Grand Canyon and Lower Colorado River regions.


A SEPARATE PDF LIST OF ALL RAVEN'S PERCH MEDIA PUBLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE "PUBLICATIONS LIST" TAB.  THE LIST IS OCCASIONALLY UPDATED.  ALL PUBLICATIONS ARE DESCRIBED IN IT AND ARE ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE URL HYPERLINKS THAT ALLOW USERS TO DOWNLOAD THEM WITHOUT HAVING TO ACCESS THE RAVEN'S PERCH MEDIA WEBSITE.


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