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Books

  • Natural Ecosystems by W.B. Clapham, Jr.
  • Waterfowl by Paul A. Johnsgard
  • An Illustrated Guide to Arizona Weeds by Kittie F. Parker
  • Mammals of the Southwest Mountains and Mesas by George Olin
  • The Plant Kingdom (Fifth edition) by Harold C. Bold/ John W. La Claire II
  • The Bobcat of North America by Stanley P. Young
  • Outwitting Squirrels by Bill Adler, Jr.
  • Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
  • Western Forest Trees by James Berthold Berry
  • Dictionary of the Environmental Sciences by Robert W. Durrenburger
  • The Facts on File Dictionary Of Botany by Elizabeth Tootill & Stephen Blackmore
  • The SouthwestWith more than 400 subjects in full color by Natt N. Dodge & Herbert S. Zim, Ph.D.
  • The Web of Life by John H. Storer
  • The Toxic Metals by Anthony Tucker
  • The Nature of Arizona A Waterford Field Guide by James Cavanagh
  • The Common Edible and Useful Plants of the West by Muriel Sweet
  • Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert by Natt N. Dodge
  • Arizona Wildlife Mammals by AZ Fish & Game Education Branch
  • Bats by Lisa deMauro
  • The Anatomy of Resource Wars by Michael Renner
  • Unnatural Disasters by Janet Abramovitz
  • Deep Trouble The Hidden Threat of Ground Water Pollution by Payal Sampat
  • Desert Tree Finder by May Theilgaard Watts & Tom Watts
  • Desert Critters Plants and Animals of the Southwest by Millie Miller & Cindy Nelson
  • A Guide to Field Identification BIRDS Of North America by Robbins, Bruun, Zim, Singer
  • The Environmental Handbook Prepared for the First National Environmental Teach-In by Garrett De Bell
  • The Herbalist Apothecary’s Garden by Joseph Meyer
  • A Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians by Stebbins The Audubon Society
  • Field Guide to North American Mammals by Knopf
  • Western Birds Peterson Field Guides by Roger Tory Peterson
  • The Piedmont A Sierra Club Naturalist’s Guide by Michael A. Godfrey
  • The Regulated Riparian Model Water Code Water Laws Committee by Joseph W. Dellapenna
  • Insects of the Southwest,Learning About & Living With by Floyd Werner, Ph.D. & Carl Olson M.S.
  • The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Western United States by Janine M. Benyus
  • The Birds of America In Seven Volumes (The first reprint of Audubon’s important text since 1871) by John James Audubon
  • North American Wildlife An Illustrated Guide to 2,000 Plants And Animals by Reader’s Digest
  • Snakes and other Reptiles Of the Southwest by Erik D. Stoops and Annette Wright
  • Insecticides Action and Metabolism by R.D. O’Brien
  • Structural Pest Control Law And Rules and Regulations by State of Arizona Structural Pest Control Board
  • Public Law 95-396 by 95th Congress
  • General and Applied Entomology (third Edition) by V. A. Little
  • Destructive and Useful Insects Their Habits and Control by C. A. Metcalf, M.A., D.Sc. & W. P. Flint
  • Reptiles and Amphibians of the American Southwest by M. M. Heymann
  • Migration of Birds by Fish & wildlife Service United States Department of the Interior
  • Plant Propagation by Hudson T. Hartmann
  • Principles and Practices by Dale E. Kester
  • Animal Tracks and Hunter Signs by Ernest Thompson Seton
  • Salinisation of Land and Water Resources (Human causes, extent, management and case studies) by F. Ghassemi, A J Jakeman and H A Nix
  • Nature Atlas Of America Classics Edition by Hammond
  • Atlas Of United States Environmental Issues by Robert J Mason & Mark T Mattson
  • A Field Guide To The Birds East of the Rockies by Roger Tory Peterson
  • The Verb 'To Bird', Sightings of an Avid Birder by Peter Cashwell
  • The Big Year, A Tale of Man,, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik
  • Chasing Birds across Texas, A Birding Big Year by Mark T. Adams
  • Butterflies of North America, A Kaufman Focus Guide, (The best Guides for getting started) by Jim P. Brock & Kenn Kaufman

Five new books have recently been obtained and are presently available to aide in your tours. They are:

  • Attracting Birds to Your Backyard, 536 Ways to Create a Haven for Your Favorite Birds, by Sally Roth.
  • Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife by David Mizejewski.
  • Zipping, Zapping, Zooming BATS by Ann Earle, illustrated by Henry Cole.
  • Western Landscaping Book by Sunset, (Companion to the Best-Selling Western Garden Book).
  • The Encyclopedia Of North American Birds, Over 500 SPECIES, Fully Illustrated, by Michael Vanner.

In case you may not have received your Docent Instructor Manual, a copy is available in the library.



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