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Animals of the Western Rangelands
Ernest H. Elms
224 pages
87961-163-4
Price: $8.95
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Day-to-day portrayals of eagles and owls, wild horses and pronghorn,
predators, jackrabbits, and tortoises, who remain well-adjusted in a harsh
environment.
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California Chaparral, The
W.S. Head
96 pages
87961-002-6
Price: $8.95
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An Elfin Forest Here is an intimate ecological description of the
widespread brush country of California. The author relates interesting
personal encounters with wildlife, both the plants and animals.
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Californian Wildlife Region, The
Vinson Brown
302 pages
87961-201-0
Price: $14.95
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Popular fieldbook that covers California lowlands and foothills.
Illustrations and descriptions of the regions most common plants, mammals,
birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
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Common Edible and Useful Plants
Muriel Sweet
64 pages
87961-046-8
Price: $5.95
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If you want to know how the Indians, pioneers, and the early
Spanish-Americans used many of the common wild plants of the west for food,
building shelters, or making artifacts, this book has the answers.
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Illustrated Key to Lizards, Snakes
Jay M. Savage
36 pages
911010-94-7
Price: $6.95
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and Turtles of the West This pocket booklet offers a concise system
of identification for both beginning and advanced levels.
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Know Your Poisonous Plants
James/Lippsmeyer
99 pages
87961-012-3
Price: $9.95
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Detailed descriptions of 154 commonly cultivated or naturally growing
plants found in the wild or landscaping. A good book to have in the home or on
hikes.
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Matsutake Mushroom
Jerry Guin
96 pages
87961-248-7
Price: $9.95
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This journal and guide explains how to indentify, harvest, sell, and buy
the matsutake, best time to hunt, and Forest Service regulations.
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Mushroom Manual, The
Lorentz Pearson
224 pages
87961-161-8
Price: $9.95
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You will be able to recognize common edible and poisonous mushrooms with
confidence after reading this book written by a college biology instructor.
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Mystery Tracks in the Snow
Hap Gilliland
128 pages
87961-199-5
Price: $7.95
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Hap Gilliland gives us clues so we can decipher the silent language
of animal tracks. He has illustrations throughout of the tracks and the
animals that left them.
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Northwoods Wildlife Region, The
Jay Conrader
192 pages
87961-127-8
Price: $8.95
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The area covered by this book extends from Manitoba to
Newfoundland in Canada, and from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Maine and
Massachusetts in the United States.
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Oaks of North America
Miller/Lamb
328 pages
87961-137-5
Price: $14.95
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This book details the history and uses of oaks in Part I. Part II is
Eastern Oaks and Part III is on Western oaks, each with information on growth
habitat and identification.
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Pacific Coastal Wildlife
Yocom/Dasmann
144 pages
0-87961-264-9
Price: $12.95
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This one-volume fieldbook, not a pack full, overs most of the wildlife you will see. Plants-Mammals-Birds-Reptiles-Amphibians-Fish
This humid coastal belt extends from northwest California to southwestern British Columbia Thoroughly illustrated with an illustration beside each descriptive test and habitat information.
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Passing the Moon Through 13 Baskets
Susan Calla
118 pages
0977124509
Price: $19.95
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Written in collaboration with Sandra Jerabek and Loren Bommelyn, this 8
1/2 x 10" guide to the Natural Year and Native American Celebrations on the
Wild Redwood Coast is beautifully illustrated and very informative. Nature
narratives and Native American stories highlight this month-by-month travel
companion to more than sixty seasonal events and regional festivals.
A seasonal guide: Gray whales migrate in January; geese return in March...
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Redwood Empire Wildflowers
Dorothy King Young
80 pages
87961-197-9
Price: $7.95
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Like the flowers, brilliant color is the keynote to this 4th edition, a
compact and practical guide to the redwood wildflowers.
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Reptiles and Amphibians of the West
Vinson Brown
80 pages
87961-028-8
Price: $7.95
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Guide of the fascinating array of reptiles and amphibians found in the
west. There is a key for identification, and the descriptions are quite
thorough.
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Sierra Nevadan Wildlife Region
Vinson Brown
144 pages
87961-227-4
Price: $8.95
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Most of the common plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish
of California's mountainous area are described and illustrated.
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Wild Edible Fruits & Berries
Furlong/Pill
64 pages
87961-032-8
Price: $8.95
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Useful throughout the U.S. and Canada, this book contains full-color
photographs and detailed descriptions for 42 wild edible fruits and berries.
Has recipes.
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Wild Edible Plants of Western N. America
Donald Kirk
343 pages
87961-036-0
Price: $11.95
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Nearly 2000 species of wild edible plants found in the western United
States and in southwestern Canada and northwestern Mexico are covered.
Excellent identifying illustrations by Janice Kirk.
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Wild Plant Cookbook
Bill & Bev Beatty
174 pages
87961-159-6
Price: $9.95
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This book is a perfect resource for those interested in good health and
food self-sufficiency, who want to know the vitamins and minerals our bodies
need, and which wild plants contain them.
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