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The Overstory: A Novel
The Overstory: A Novel
WWN841
$18.95  
Paperback, Richard Powers, 512 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393356687
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize New York Times   Bestseller A   New York Times   Notable Book and a   Washington Post ,   Time ,   Oprah Magazine ,   Newsweek ,   Chicago Tribune , and   Kirkus Reviews   Best Book of 2018 "The best novel...
Because of an Acorn
Because of an Acorn
SCH017
$6.95  
paperback, Lola M. Shaefer, 8 x 8, 9781338244878
Because of an acorn a tree grows, a bird nests, a seed becomes a flower. This enchanting book effortlessly illustrates the vital connections between the layers of an ecosystem. Wander down the forest path to learn how every tree, flower, plants, and animal is connected in spiraling circles of...
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
PGN225
$19.00  
Paperback, Andrea Wulf, 576 pages, 5.2 x 1.2 x 8, 9780345806291
The acclaimed author of  Founding Gardeners  reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created modern environmentalism. NATIONAL BEST SELLER One of the  New York Times  10...
Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness
Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness
PGN360
$25.00  
Hardcover, Qing Li, 320 pages, 6.5 x 8.5, 9780525559856
The definitive guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of   shinrin-yoku,   or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happiness Notice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit...
The State of Water: Understanding California's Most Precious Resource
The State of Water: Understanding California's Most Precious Resource
HEY012
$15.00  
Paperback, Obi Kaufmann, 144 pages, 5 x 7, 9781597144698
Obi Kaufmann, author of the best-selling  California Field Atlas , turns his artful yet analytical attention to the Golden State's single most complex and controversial resource: water. In this new book, full-color maps unravel the braided knot of California's water infrastructure and...
The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
RAN461
$18.00  
Paperback, Richard Preston, 320 pages, 5.2 x 0.7 x 8, 9780812975598
Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees,   Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been destroyed by logging, but the untouched...
Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems
Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems
HMC345
$7.99  
Paperback, Kristine O'Connell George, 48 pages, 8 x 10, 9780618752423
This tree across the stream is a trickier bridge than it might seem... The author of The Great From Race and Other Poems has created a collection of short poems that celebrate trees and the amazing variety of ways they touch our lives. Deceptively simple verses reveal what trees think about and...
The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature
The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature
PGN151
$18.00  
Paperback, David George Haskell, 288 pages, 7.9 x 5.3, 9780143122944
A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of forest   Written with remarkable grace and empathy,  The Forest Unseen  is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity. Biologist David George Haskell uses a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee...
Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural World
Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural World
WPC114
$18.99  
Paperback, Julia Rothman, 224 pages, 6 x 1 x 9, 9781612122311
See the world in a whole new way! Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world. Explore the anatomy of a jellyfish, the inside of a volcano, monarch butterfly migration, how...
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
PGN361
$18.00  
Paperback, Merlin Sheldrake, 368 pages, 5 x 8, 9780525510321
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Merlin Sheldrake’s marvelous tour of these diverse and extraordinary life forms is eye-opening on why humans should consider fungi among the greatest of earth’s marvels. . . . Wondrous.”— Time   A mind-bending journey into the hidden universe of fungi, “one of those...
Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
WPC159
$29.95  
Hardcover, Douglas W. Tallamy, 256 pages, 6 x 9, 9781604699005
A   New York Times   bestseller Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book,  Bringing Nature Home,  awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new...
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
WWN831
$15.95  
Paperback, Florence Williams, 304 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393355574
“Highly informative and remarkably entertaining.”― Elle From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she...
The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
WPC165SP
$27.95  
Hardcover, Douglas W. Tallamy, 200 pages, 6 x 9, 9781643260440
“With our hearts and minds focused on the stewardship of the only planet we have, the best way to engage in a hopeful future is to plant oaks! Let this book be your inspiration and guide.”  —The American Gardener With  Bringing Nature Home , Doug Tallamy changed the conversation about...
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
PGN359
$31.00  
Paperback, Suzanne Simard, 608 pages, 6 x 9, 9780593459423
INSTANT   NEW YORK TIMES  BEST SELLER   • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the...
American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation
American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation
SIM201
$20.00  
Paperback, Eric Rutkow, 416 pages, 5.2 x 1 x 8, 9781439193587
Eric Rutkow’s “deeply fascinating” ( The Boston Globe ) work shows how trees were essential to the early years of the republic and indivisible from the country’s rise as both an empire and a civilization. Among  American Canopy ’s many captivating stories: the Liberty Trees, where colonists...
The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter
The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter
PGN288
$17.00  
Paperback, Colin Tudge, 480 pages, 6.5 x 9.5, 9780307395399
A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism,  The Tree  is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future. There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive...
The Science and Spirit of Seaweed: Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest
The Science and Spirit of Seaweed: Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest
IPS216
$24.95  
Hardcover, Amanda Swinimer, 256 pages, 8 x 10, 9781550179613
Sustainable Pacific Northwest-based seaweed harvester Amanda Swinimer describes the ecology, culinary uses, evidence-based health benefits and climate change-resisting potential of seaweed and shares highlights from her remarkable life beneath the waves. Related to the most ancient living...
The Things Trees Know
The Things Trees Know
AVK040
$9.95  
Hardcover, Douglas Wood, 60 pages, 4.5 x 6.5, 9781591931300
For best-selling author  Douglas Wood , trees have always been teachers and sources of inspiration. They have bared witness to so much and have weathered so many storms. In  The Things Trees Know , through insightful text and lovely pen and ink illustrations, Doug presents a whispering grove...
Douglas Fir: The Story of the West’s Most Remarkable Tree
Douglas Fir: The Story of the West’s Most Remarkable Tree
MOU117
$21.95  
Hardcover, Stephen Arno, 192 pages, 6 x 0.75 x 8.25, 9781680511994
Westerners familiar with their forests may think they know the Douglas fir--but how well do they? Douglas firs are found in the continental northwest from British Columbia to as far south as Oaxaca, Mexico. They flourish in the Cascades, Rocky Mountains, Sierra, and other mountain ranges, as...
Silent Spring
Silent Spring
HMC325
$18.99  
Paperback, Rachel Carson, 400 pages, 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.2, 9780618249060
Rachel Carson’s  Silent Spring  was first published in three serialized excerpts in the  New Yorker  in June of 1962. The book appeared in September of that year and the outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our...
How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea
How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea
WPC130
$19.95  
Hardcover, Tristan Gooley, 400 pages, 5.5 x 7.5, 9781615193585
A  New York Times  Bestseller A  Forbes  Top 10 Conservation and Environment Book of 2016 Read the sea like a Viking and interpret ponds like a Polynesian—with a little help from the “natural navigator”!   In his eye-opening books  The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs  and  The...
Butterflies: Their Natural History and Diversity
Butterflies: Their Natural History and Diversity
FFB158
$24.95  
paperback, Ronald Orenstein, 224 pages, 8.9x10.9, 9780228102496
Written in clear, easily readable language and relying little on jargon, this coffee-table-style book will interest anyone captivated by this unique group of insects. Highly recommended. All library collections. --Choice This gorgeous book reveals a wonder on nearly every page and will...
Beckoned by the Sea: Women at Work on the Cascadia Coast
Beckoned by the Sea: Women at Work on the Cascadia Coast
HHP024
$19.95  
Paperback, Sylvia Taylor, 248 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781772031799
A rich and diverse tapestry weaving together the many voices, narratives, skills, and talents of women up and down the coastal Pacific Northwest who devote their lives and careers to the sea. Beckoned by the Sea   celebrates coastal women from northern BC to northern California who work...
The Hidden Life of Trees: The Illustrated Edition
The Hidden Life of Trees: The Illustrated Edition
IPS073
$35.00  
Hardcover, Peter Wohlleben, 176 pages, 10 x 10, 9781771643481
A visually stunning journey into the diversity and wonders of forests. In his international bestseller   The Hidden Life of Trees , Peter Wohlleben opened readers’ eyes to the amazing processes at work in forests every day. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those...
The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth
The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth
WWN828
$25.95  
Paperback, Hugh Aldersey-Williams, 368 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393354805
“Superb. . . . A gently studious Bill Bryson crossed with an upbeat and relaxed WG Sebald.”―James McConnachie,  Sunday Times  (UK) Half of the world’s population today lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters. But the tide rises and falls according to rules that are a mystery to...
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World
PER208
$24.95  
Hardcover, Peter Wohlleben, 288 pages, 5.5 x 7.5, 9781771642484
“A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement that will make you acknowledge your own entanglement in the ancient and ever-new web of being.”—Charles Foster, author of  Being a Beast Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben...
The Global Forest: Forty Ways Trees Can Save Us
The Global Forest: Forty Ways Trees Can Save Us
RAN568
$16.00  
Paperback, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, 192 pages, 5.5 x 7.5, 9780143120162
A pioneering scientist writes of the benefits of forest bathing and the fascinating ecological and pharmaceutical properties of trees – the inspiration for the documentary   Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees Renowned scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger presents an...
How Plants Work
How Plants Work
WPC136
$19.95  
Paperback, Linda Chalker-Scott, 236 pages, 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches, 9781604693386
The more you know, the better you grow! Plants are capable of interesting and unexpected things. Why do container plants wilt when they’ve been regularly watered? Why did the hydrangea that thrived last year never bloom this year? Why do slugs wipe out the vegetable garden instead of eating...
Wisdom from the Waters: A Little Encouragement from the Ocean to the Beach Wisdom from the Waters: A Little Encouragement from the Ocean to the Beach
Wisdom from the Waters: A Little Encouragement from the Ocean to the Beach
SIM334
$12.99  
Hardcover, Jake Townsend, 80 pages, 6.5 x 6.5, 9781449487140
Life is a vast ocean, and sometimes you need encouragement from beautifully painted aquatic creatures to help you stay afloat. Wisdom from the Waters  is an easily digestible, charming collection of inspiration and breezy, bright watercolors. Author Jake Townsend imagines what our...
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
WWN842
$16.95  
Paperback, John Vaillant, 288 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393328646
A tale of obsession so fierce that a man kills the thing he loves most: the only giant golden spruce on earth. When a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Northwest, they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. Five months...
The Secret Stream
The Secret Stream
WWN856
$18.95  
Hardcover, Kimberly Ridley, 40 pages, 9 x 12, 9780884488170
In this nonfiction picture book, a stream narrates its own natural history as it flows from its headwaters in the mountains to its mouth in the lowlands, introducing the plants and animals that line its banks and live in its waters. The poetic story, combining lyricismwith natural history...
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
RAN513
$35.00  
Paperback, Paul Stamets, 356 pages, 9 x 7.5, 9781580085793
Mycelium Running  is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That’s right: growing more  mushrooms  may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you’ll find out how.   The basic science goes like...
The Forests of California: A California Field Atlas
The Forests of California: A California Field Atlas
IPS142
$55.00  
Flexi, Obi Kaufmann, 640 pages, 5.75 x 7.5, 9781597144797
The first book of a major new trilogy from artist-naturalist Obi Kaufmann From the author of  The California Field Atlas  (#1  San Francisco Chronicle  Best Seller) comes a major work that not only guides readers through the Golden State’s forested lands, but also presents a profoundly...
To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest
To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest
RAN567
$24.50  
Hardcover, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, 304 pages, 6 x 9, 9780735275072
Canadian botanist, biochemist and visionary Diana Beresford-Kroeger's startling insights into the hidden life of trees have already sparked a quiet revolution in how we understand our relationship to forests. Now, in a captivating account of how her life led her to these illuminating and crucial...
The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy
The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy
PGN281
$18.95  
Paperback, Michael McCarthy, 272 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781681372426
Now available in paperback,  The Moth Snowstorm  is a one-of-a-kind environmental work that combines memoir, anecodotes, and hard facts to make a case for preserving an ever-dwindling natural world. The moth snowstorm, a phenomenon Michael McCarthy remembers from his boyhood when moths "would...
Slow Down and Be Here Now: More Nature Stories to Make You Stop, Look, and Be Amazed by the Tiniest Things - Book
Slow Down and Be Here Now: More Nature Stories to Make You Stop, Look, and Be Amazed by the Tiniest Things - Book
HNA070
$22.99  
Hardcover, Laura Brand, 64 pages, 9.3 x 0.6 x 11.5", 9781419765971
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Trees - Book
DKP142
$19.99  
DK, 320 pages, 6 x 9, 9780744074208
The clearest and sharpest definition guide to over 500 species of trees from around the world. DK Handbook: Trees   explains what a tree is, how trees are classified, and how to keep a record of the trees you have seen. Packed with over 1,000 full-colour photographs of more than 500 trees...
The Power Of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them - Book
The Power Of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them - Book
IPS295
$28.95  
Hardcover, Peter Wohlleben, 280 pages, 5.75 x 1 x 8.75", 9781771647748
“Another love letter from Wohlleben to the green world… makes the case for how we should allow forests throughout the world to regrow and in the process help heal not only the climate but us, as well.”—Lydia Millet,   Oprah Daily An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they...
Nocturnalia: Nature In The Western Night - Book
Nocturnalia: Nature In The Western Night - Book
IPS291
$25.00  
Kindle Edition, Charles Hood, - pages, -, 9781597146241
Don’t be afraid of the dark: grab a flashlight and rediscover your sense of adventure! Darkness is something humans strive to keep at bay, but under the glow of twilight a nocturnal universe stirs to life. Nightshade blossoms bloom, javelinas parade down city streets, fox eyes gleam under...
Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature - Book
Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature - Book
HNA069
$24.99  
Hardcover, Rachel Williams, 128 pages, 9.55 x 0.75 x 11.7", 9781419748387
Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit - Book
Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit - Book
HCT073
$18.99  
Paperback, Lyanda Lynn Haupt , 240 pages, 5.45 x 8.3, 9780316426497
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Deepen your connection to the natural world with this inspiring meditation, "a path to the place where science and spirit meet" (Robin Wall Kimmerer). In  Rooted ,   cutting-edge science supports a truth that poets, artists, mystics, and earth-based cultures across...
Knowing The Trees: Discover The Forest From Seed To Snag - Book
Knowing The Trees: Discover The Forest From Seed To Snag - Book
MOU142
$24.95  
Hardcover, Ken Keffer, 224 pages, 5.98 x 0.87 x 8.11", 9781680515527
An engaging, fact-filled, and beautifully illustrated guide to a forest’s life cycle Includes wide range of natural history and facts about types of forests, tree species, tree biology, and more Full-color illustrations throughout and Seeds of Knowledge sidebars enliven and...
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The Pocket Cloud Book
IPS293
$12.99  
Hardcover, The Met Office , Richard Hamblyn, 144 pages, 4.5 x 5.75, 9781446310113
Learn how to understand the skies with this comprehensive pocket guide to cloudspotting. Clouds have been the object of fascination throughout history, their fleeting magnificence and endless variability providing food for thought for scientists and daydreamers alike. Clouds may have many...
New York Botanical Garden Mushroom Identification Flashcards New York Botanical Garden Mushroom Identification Flashcards - Book - Paracay New York Botanical Garden Mushroom Identification Flashcards - Book - Paracay
New York Botanical Garden Mushroom Identification Flashcards
PGN470
$20.00  
4 x 5.5, 9780593578568
ABOUT   NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN MUSHROOM IDENTIFICATION FLASHCARDS A compact, colorful, and informative deck of 103 flashcards for newly minted mushroom lovers, featuring illustrations from the renowned archives of the New York Botanical Garden and text from the Audubon Society...
Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors - Book Nature Swagger - Book - Paracay Nature Swagger - Book - Paracay Nature Swagger - Book - Paracay Nature Swagger - Book - Paracay
Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors - Book
HCB138
$24.99  
Hardcover, Rue Mapp, 192 pages, 7.6 x 9.5, 9781797214290
An exquisite combination of beautiful photography and compelling stories, this book from Outdoor Afro founder, Rue Mapp, celebrates Black joy in nature. Filled with breathtaking photography, inspiring stories, profiles, and spotlights from Outdoor Afro group members, prominent Black leaders...