Book Recommendations: General Nature and Hiking

	Reading the Landscape of America	Author: May Theilgaard Watts Learn to read the stories written on the land; to see and interpret the records written by time, weather, fire, animals, and human beings. In this classic work, naturalist May Theilgaard Watts invites us to join her on "an adventure into the field that is called ecology." In her graceful, witty prose, accompanied by hundreds of drawings and diagrams, Watts explores landscapes familiar and wild, across the United States. She teaches us to interpret the clues that reveal the history, natural and human, of a place. She shows us how cows shape trees, hoe plants turn a lake into a bog, how an island moves downstream, and how a cemetery on the Illinois prairie becomes a last refuge for native plants.
	A Field guide to the Familiar: Learning to Observe the Natural World	Author: Gale Lawrence This field guide invites all aspiring naturalists to focus on one familiar plant, animal, or natural phenomenon at a time, and observe it in detail. It offers descriptive information on dozens of common subjects- from frost and fruit flies to blue jays and beech trees- and includes a stunning drawing of each. Organized by seasons, it encourages readers to look more closely at the natural cycles of life in our world, and discover how much there is to learn. Whether read sequentially or used as a field companion or handy desk reference, this book gives everyone a sense of the natural world as an accessible- and endlessly fascinating- place.
	Discover Nature in Winter: Things to know and things to do	Author: Elizabeth P. Lawlor Winter is no time to limit nature activity! In Discover Nature in Winter, informative background on winter stargazing, wildlife behavior, deciduous and coniferous trees, melt-freeze cycles, and much more are paired with hands-on explorations that bring this season to life- no matter where you live. These simple non-intrusive activities require only common household items- pencil, notebook, magnifying glass, bug box, ruler- and a bit of natural curiosity. Determine the windchill factor, observe winter constellations, make a snow gauge, identify winter weeds, find overwintering insects, go bird watching....By participating in these activities and others like them, you will uncover the fascinating world that emerges when the temperature drops outside.
	Night Life: Nature from Dusk to Dawn	Author: Diana Kappel-Smith Journey with Diana Kappel-Smith into the nocturnal world of wild North America. Night Life combines scientific descriptions and personal reflections on creatures ranging from spiders and snakes to large predators of the northern Plains.
	The Curious Naturalist Guide to Understanding and Exploring Nature	Author: National Geographic Society Essays by Diana Ackerman, Ted Levin, and Ann H. Zwinger This indispensible guide encourages the practicing amateur to become and expert in the natural world. In tours of nine North American ecosystems ranging from backyards to woodlands, mountain peaks to sandy shores, a diverse group of experienced naturalists show how to approach nature with a trained eye. Special features included.
	A Field Guide to Your Own Back Yard	Author: John Hanson Mitchell Mitchell's vivid nature journal follows the seasons and observes the subtle changes throughout the year. Detailed illustrations by Laurel Molk help you identify the denizens of your local habitat. A field guide to the familiar yet often overlooked, this book re-acquaints us with the rewards and the resilience of the natural world wherever it is found.
	Seasons of Heron Pond: Wildlings of Air, Earth and Water	Author: Mary Leister Seasons of Heron Pond is a chronicle of life, with a deep sense of its rhythms, the constant cycle of birth, bloom, procreation, decline, death - and birth.
	Concise Encyclopedia Nature	Author: David Burnie An exciting and original thematic encyclopedia ideal for home, school, or library use. Vividly explains more than 2,000 key words in biology, biochemistry, botany, zoology, and anatomy. Full explanations make understanding nature easier than ever.
	The Forgotten Nature of New England	Author: Dean B. Bennett The Forgotten Nature of New England takes us on a fascinating modern-day odyssey to search out the remnants of New England as it once was - a place of mystery and promise and great natural history.
	Working with Your Woodland A Landowner's Guide	Author: Mollie Beattie, Charles Thompson, and Lynn Levine The 1993 edition of Working with Your Woodland provides necessary updating of the technological, environmental, tax, and legal concerns associated with woodland management. Three chapters have been completely rewritten, and there is new information on wetlands management, global warming, acid deposition, and rare or endangered species.

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