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Adults: Local Plants and Animals

We have compiled a list of books and references we hope you will find useful and generate enthusiasm for the wonderful local flora and fauna. An array of resources including field guides for identification, books on foraging and local ecology, and materials exploring Indigenous perspectives on the natural world.

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25 items

  • Plan your landscape or garden with more than 100 native plants that benefit birds, bees, and butterflies of the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada.
    Book, 2025Cambridge, Minnesota : Adventure Publications, [2025] — 638.5789 DAN
  • Held by the Land

    a Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness = Wa Ch'ích'istway Ta Temíxw : Spén̓em Txwnam̓ta Ha7lh Sḵwálwen

    Joseph, Leigh,
    Ethnobotanist Joseph debuts with a rich field guide to the plants of the Pacific Northwest and their significance to Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) culture. She draws on her Skwxwú7mesh heritage to outline "land-based mindfulness practices" and profile…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Wellfleet Press, 2023. — 581.6320973 JOS
  • The Flora and Fauna of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest is an extensive, easy-to-follow resource guide to the plant and animal life of the vast and diverse bioregion stretching from Juneau, Alaska, south to coastal British…
    Book, 2018Victoria : Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., 2018. — 508.795 VAR
  • Plants of Coastal British Columbia

    Including Washington, Oregon & Alaska

    This easy-to-use field guide features 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens. PLANTS OF COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA…
    Book, 1994Vancouver : Lone Pine Publishing, c1994. — REF 581.9711 PLA
  • A Field Guide to Edible Fruits and Berries of the Pacific Northwest is the perfect resource for wild fruit- and berry-lovers of all ages, whether on a short walk in the woods or a backcountry hiking trip.
    Book, 2014[Madeira Park, British Columbia] : Harbour Publishing, 2014. — 581.632 HEB
  • Gifts of the Land

    Liĺwat Nation Botanical Resources/

    Lil'wat Nation
    This guide was inspired by the creation of the Liĺwat Botanical Resources Strategy, which is a strategy to proserve and protect culturally important food and medicinal plants and funghi within Liĺwat traditional territory. The Botanical Resources…
    Book, 2017[British Columbia, Canada : Lil'wat Nation, 2017] — 581.6 LIL
  • Holly Bikadi has been harvesting food and medicine plants since she was a child living in Mount Currie BC. She learned these skills and many other traditional ways from her mother. She has passed these onto people who want to learn.
    Book, 2020Mount Currie, British Columbia : Southern Stl'atl'imx Health Society, 2020. — 581.6 BIK
  • The guide includes more than 130 wildflower species, arranged by family so readers can find and identify similar species nearby. A concise color guide to wildflowers features photos arranged by flower color so readers can quickly find and identify…
    Book, 2019Sechelt, British Columbia : Calypso Publishing, [2019] — 582.1309795 SEP
  • Edible Wild Plants

    An Introduction to Familiar North American Species

    Kavanagh, James, 1960-
    Folded card provides simplified field reference to familiar edible wild plants in North America.
    Book, 2000Blaine, WA : Waterford Press, c2000. — 581.632097 KAV
  • Features more than five hundred plants and herbs of North America providing information on their location and medicinal uses.
    Book, 2002Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 2002. — REF 581.63 FOS
  • Common Mushrooms of the Northwest

    Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

    Sept, J. Duane, 1950-
    A guidebook that helps readers identify common fungi found in the Pacific Northwest using detailed descriptions and colorful photographs.
    Book, 2006Sechelt, B.C. : Calypso Pub., 2006. — 579.609795 SEP
  • This guide presents detailed descriptions of 450 mushrooms, with a color photo of each.
    Book, 2009Portland, Or. : Timber Press, c2009. — ACQ1015913
  • Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast

    Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska

    This easy-to-use field guide features 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens.
    Book, 2004Vancouver : Lone Pine Pub., 2004, c1994. — 581.9711 MAC
  • Pacific Northwest Foraging

    120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles From Alaska Blueberries to Wild Hazelnuts

    Deur, Douglas, 1969-
    A comprehensive guide to foraging for edible plants in the forests, meadows, and other rural environments of the Pacific Northwest.
    Book, 2014Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2014. — 581.632 DEU
  • The Deerholme Foraging Book

    Wild Foods and Recipes From the Pacific Northwest

    Jones, W. A. (William Allen), 1959-,
    Learn to identify, source, and preserve local mushrooms, edible plants, sea vegetables, and shellfish.
    Book, 2014[Victoria, British Columbia] : TouchWood Editions, [2014] — 641.6 JON
  • This book pinpoints easy-to-find greens and flowers that many don't realize are edible--such as dandelion, clover, chicory, sheep's sorrel and lamb's quarters--and also introduces readers to the delicious leaves of such native plants as goldenrod…
    Book, 2015[Madeira Park, British Columbia] : Harbour Publishing, 2015. — 581.632 NEL
  • Scats and Tracks of the Pacific Coast

    Including British Columbia : a Field Guide to the Signs of Seventy Wildlife Species

    Halfpenny, James C.
    Clearly written descriptions and illustrations of scats, tracks, and gait patterns will help you recognize seventy Pacific Coast species.
    Book, 2015Guilford, Connecticut : FalconGuides, [2015] — 591.4790979 HAL
  • Living With Bears

    a Practical Guide to Bear Country

    Masterson, Linda
    The ultimate guidebook to living smart, staying safe and sharing space with bears.
    Book, 2006Masonville, CO : PixyJack Press ; Boulder, Colo. : Distributed to the trade by Johnson Books, 2006. — 599.78 MAS
  • The Cougar

    Beautiful, Wild and Dangerous

    Wild, Paula,
    A skillful blend of natural history, scientific research, First Nations stories and first person accounts exploring the relationship between cougars and humans.
    Book, 2013Madeira Park, British Columbia : Douglas & McIntyre, 2013. — 599.75 WIL
  • This is a visual field guide identifying some 250 species of fish found along the coasts of North America's Pacific Northwest.
    Book, 2010Madeira Park, British Columbia : Harbour Publishing, 2010. — 597.177 LAM