One of our long-time members, Jeri P., has compiled a fabulous list of the books she loves as a Master Naturalist. Some of the books here are seminal works for the Texas Master Naturalist, as close to required reading as it gets. Like Roy Bedichek’s Adventures With A Texas Naturalist or Aldo Leopold’s Sand County Almanac. Some are written by CAMN members, likeNature Watch Austin by Jim and Lynne Weber, or Kelly Simon’s Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife.
Nature Watch Austin
Whatever your interest in the natural world, there’s probably a book (or three) on Jeri’s list that’ll scratch the itch. Her list is broken into four sections.
Got your own favorites? We’d love to hear what they are!
Nature Readings
TITLE
AUTHOR
Adventures With a Texas Naturalist
Bedichek, Roy
Austin Nature Watch
Weber, Jim & Lynne
Bird in the Waterfall
Dennis & Wolff
Botany of Desire
Pollan, Michael
Forgotten Pollinators
Pollan, Michael
Future of Life
Wilson, E.O.
Green History of the World
Ponting, Clive
Messages From the Wild
Gehlback, Frederich
Noah's Garden
Stein, Sarah
Paddling the Guadalupe
McAlister, Wayne
Rembunctious Garden
Marris, Emma
Sand County Almanac
Leopold, Aldo
The Geography of Childhood
Nebhan & Trimble
Walden
Thoreau, Henry David
Wilderness World of John Muir
Teale, Edward
Field Guides
SUBJECT
TITLE
AUTHOR(S)
ISBN #
Amphibians
Amphibians & Reptiles of Texas
Dixon, James
Amphibians
Familiar Reptiles & Amphibians of North America
Audubon Society Pocket Guide
Birds
Birds of texas
Rappole & Blacklock
Birds
Field Guide to the Birds of Easter North America
Sibley, David
Birds
Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America
Sibley, David
Butterflies
Butterflies of North America
Brock & Kaufmann
Butterflies
Butterflies through Binoculars (A field guide of the West)
Glassberg, Jeffrey
Dragonflies
Dragonflies Through Binoculars
Dunkel, Sidney
Birds
A Field Guide to Birds
Peterson
Gardening with Natives
Native Texas Plants by Region
Wasowski, Sally & Andy
Geology
Roadside Geology of Texas
Spearing, Darwin
Grasses
Common Texas Grasses
Gould, Frank
Insects
Insects of the Texas Lost Pines
Taber & Fleenor
Journaling/identification
Bird Tracks and Sign
Elbroch, Mark & Boretos, Diane
0-81177-2696-7
Journaling/identification
Mammal Tracks & Sign
Elbroch, Mark
0-8117-2626-6
Journaling/identification
Nature Observation and Tracking
Brown, Jr., Tom
0-4250-9966-0
Mammals
Mammals of Texas
Schmedley, David
Plants
Native & Naturalized Woody Plants of Austin & the Hill Country
Bro. Daniel Lynch
Plants
Wildflowers of Texas
Ajilvsgi, Geyata
Plants
Texas Wildflowers
Loughmiller, Campbell & Lynn
Plants
A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees & Shrubs of Texas
Tull & Miller
Plants
Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country
Enquist, Marshall
Plants
Texas Wildscapes:Gardening for Wildlife
Damunde & Bender
Plants
Field Guide to the Broad-Leaved & Herbaceous Plants of S.Texas
Everett, Drawe & Lonard
Reptiles
A Field Guide to Texas Reptiles & Amphibians
Bartlett, R.D. & Patricia
Reptiles
A Field Guide to Texas Snakes
Tenant, Alan
Reptiles
Amphibians & Reptiles of Texas
Dixon, James
Reptiles
Familiar Reptiles & Amphibians of North America
Audubon Society Pocket Guide
Reptiles
Horned Lizard
Manaster, Jane
Reptiles
Intro. to Horned Lizards of North America
Sherbrooke, Wade
Snakes
Poisonous Snakes of Texas
Price, Andy
Snakes
Texas Snakes
Werler & Dixon
Just Good Reading
Title
Author
Aransas
Harrigan, Stephen
Cadillac Desert
Reisner, Mark
Caprock Canyonlands
Flores
Captured
Zesch, Scott
Desert Solitaire
Abbey, Edward
Empire of the Summer Moon
Gwynne, S.C.
Enchanted Rock
Allred, Lance
Goodby to a River
Graves, John
Hard Scrabble
Graves, John
Illuminations in the Flatwoods
Hutto, Joe
Indian Life In Texas
Shawn, Charles
John Graves Reader
Graves, John
Lone Star
Fehrenbach, T.R.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Dillar, Annie
Prodigal Summer
Kingsolver, Barbara
Texas State Parks and the CCC
Brandimarte & Reed
Touching the Wild
Hutto, Joe
Water From Stone
Bamberger, David
Woodswoman
LaBastille, Anne
General Reading
Title
Author
ISBN #
Butterfly Gardening for the South
Ajilvsgi, Geyata
Texas Bug Book
Beck & Garrett
Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife
Damunde & Bender
How to Grow Native Plants ofTexas & the Southwest
Nokes, Jill
Rare Plants of Texas
Poole, Carr, Price, etc.
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