Polaris produced 42 maps for a great book published by the University of North Carolina Press titled "Exploring North Carolina's Natural Areas: Parks, Nature Preserves, and Hiking Trails" The book features 38 driving tours to natural areas from the Mountains through the Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and Coast - across North Carolina. It was written by some of the state's leading naturalists.

The book's editor, Dirk Frankenberg says, "Eric Ringler's maps are one of the strengths and unifying features of our multi-authored volume. The maps are always readable, and provide an esential supplement to verbal descriptions of complex routes."

Mountains (90 KB)

Piedmont (94 KB)

Coastal Plain (187 KB)

Coast (408 KB)