Educational Resources

Build your ecological literacy by exploring these books, articles, and other resources that will enrich your educational journey. Entering into the world of wildlife is grounding and awe-inspiring!

BOOKS

Backyard Ecological Gardening

Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy

The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife by Nancy Lawson

A New Garden Ethic by Benjamin Vogt

Environmental Education

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World edited by Michael K. Stone and Zenobia Barlow

Coming Back to Life by Joanna Macy and Molly Brown

Access Nature by the National Wildlife Federation

Ecological Design

Planting in a Post Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West

Principles of Ecological Landscape Design by Travis Beck

Landscape Ecology Principles by Dramstad, Olson, and Forman

Perrmaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren

Urban and Suburban Meadows by Catherine Zimmerman

Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows

Schoolyard Habitat Project Guide by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Native Plant and Pollinator References

Pollinators of Native Plants by Heather Holm

Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide by Heather Holm

Butterflies of Pennsylvania: A Field Guide by James L. Monroe and David M. Wright

Your favorite Wildlife and Plant identification guides!

ARTICLES & WEBSITES

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