Books and References

Below are listed many of the references we use that you may find useful:

• Birds of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Nancy Baron and John Acorn
• The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Sibley
• The Birder’s Handbook by Paul Ehrlich, David Dobkin and Darryl Wheye
• Mammal Tracks and Sign by Mark Elbroch
• Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Jim Pojar and Andy Mackinnon
• Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb
• Plant Technology of First Peoples in British Columbia by Nancy Turner
• Sharing Nature with Children by Joseph Cornell

Peterson Field Guides:

• Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs
• Trees and Shrubs
• Mammals
• Western Birds
• Animal Tracks
• Western Reptiles and Amphibians
• Insects
• Venomous Animals and Plants
• National Audubon Society Field Guide
• Trees, Western Region
• Birds, Western Region
• Wildflowers, Western Region
• Mammals
• Insects and Spiders

Here are a few books for background reading you may also find interesting:

• The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
• Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit isorder, by Richard Louv
• Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder by Kent Nerburn

Books by Tom Brown, Jr.:

• The Tracker
• The Way of the Scout
• The Science and Art of Tracking
• Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking
• Field Guide to Living with the Earth
• Field Guide to Wilderness Survival
  

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