Nature and the natural world: general interest
Feathered Entanglements
As they migrated across great distances, ancient humans may have used birdsong and bird sightings to find food and water in unseen territory. Today, attending to birds helps scientists track not only ...
Oaklore
'As rich, satisfying and revelatory as a long walk in the woods.' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees
What connects Robin Hood, the history of ink, fungi, Shakespeare and sorcery? ...
Runaway Climate
With tipping points and extreme global warming looming, the key to understanding our climate future lies in our distant past
With rising emissions, we are on track to cause rapid global warming with devastating ...
Grizzly Bear Science and the Art of a Wilderness Life
In all scientific disciplines, there is an expanding gap between what is known by the general public and what is known by scientists. In this book, Dr. Bruce McLellan tries to bridge that gap.
Coexisting ...
Medicinal Perennials to Know and Grow
Growing your own medicine is empowering—learn how with plant activists Dan Jason and Rupert Adams.
Many common, easy-to-grow plants can energize or soothe, stimulate the immune system, aid in sleep or ...
Against the Seas
An incredible read.… While unflinching in her analysis, Soderstrom nevertheless gifts us with a message of hope and resilience. — MAUDE BARLOW, activist and author of Still Hopeful: Lessons from ...
Pacific Salmon Field Guide
Pacific salmon are of immense cultural, ecological and economic importance to the west coast of North America. They are the most commonly seen fish on the western side of North America but identifying ...
Planktonia
When people hear the word "migration," they think of animals that move from a feeding area to a breeding area and back each year. But the greatest migration on Earth happens twice every night. The movement ...
Woman, Watching
From award-winning author Merilyn Simonds, a remarkable biography of an extraordinary woman — a Swedish aristocrat who survived the Russian Revolution to become an internationally renowned naturalist, ...
Canadian Outdoor Survival Guide
This book is straightforward, practical guide for taking care of yourself (and others) in a survival situation with crucial, basic survival skills required for an emergency situation during all four seasons ...