by David G. LewisISBN-13: 9781947845404Ooligan Press, 2023 A new book, Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley, published by Ooligan Press, has been authored by one of the members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde: Dr. David G. Lewis. Dr. Lewis is a renowned Anthropologist and Oregon State University Assistant Professor. A description of…
This is the second of three volumes covering the vascular plants of Oregon, both native and naturalized. Its stated mission is “to engage researchers, plant growers, land managers, and nature enthusiasts by creating the basis of knowledge of Oregon’s plants.” This print book is supplemented by digital resources, including a mobile app and website (oregonflora.org)….
The frontispiece reveals that the name Cascade Head in the book title refers to the Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve, which encompasses a number of discrete components, including the Neskowin Crest Natural Research Area, Cascade Head Experimental Forest, The Nature Conservancy Cascade Head Preserve, Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Salmon River and Estuary, Camp Westwind, and Cascade…
William Robbins has produced the first comprehensive historical account of the origins, development, and importance of the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. This renowned research forest, commonly referred to as the Andrews, is located near Blue River and managed cooperatively by the Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station, Oregon State University, and the Willamette National Forest….
This is a review of the Field Guide to the Grasses of Oregon and Washington, a long-awaited book by a group of eminently-qualified and experienced botanists and ecologists. According to the authors, this work began in 2003 as a desire to complete a definitive reference work for the grasses of Oregon. Washington state was added later….
The Flora of the Pacific Northwest is the long awaited, fully updated, second edition of Hitchcock and Cronquist’s 1973 classic botanical text for our region. This masterpiece has been revised to include current research in vascular plant systematics, including reorganized family structure and up-to-date name changes. It also includes over 1,000 newly described or documented native and…
Colin Varner started his career in 1977 in the botanical garden of the University of British Columbia, where he became the university’s arborist/horticulturist and also teaches native plant studies. He spent 17 years collecting information and photos for this book. Most of the photos are by the author and most are stunning. The layout is…
50 Hikes with Kids: Oregon and Washington, an attractive guidebook for adults seeking advice for helping children explore the outdoors, is filled with colorful and informative graphics, interesting pictures, and clear maps. Additionally, the weatherproof cover protects it in wet weather and its rounded corners makes it easy to slip in or out of a…
Poinar’s 2016 book on dune ecology (A Naturalist’s Guide to the Hidden World of Pacific Northwest Dunes) covered dune grasslands and ocean beaches. As a companion to that book, this guide expands into the area immediately east (inland) of those areas: the dune forest plant communities and associated wetlands. Poinar is an entomologist and writer,…
Three and a half decades ago, Art Kruckeberg shared his passion for cultivating native plants in Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest. At that time good references on this topic were scarce and his book filled a gap between desire to grow natives and knowledge of how to do so. Much has changed since…
Geared towards beginning moss enthusiasts, this luxuriantly illustrated guide to “one of the mossiest places in the world” is a great place to start for bryo-curious botanists in the Pacific Northwest. The volume is perfect for the field or lab, as it includes field-observable and microscopic photographs on nearly every page and, at only 146…
How does one properly summarize, or as importantly celebrate, the culmination of nearly 50 years of research and documentation of one of North America’s major floristic regions? This question is beautifully answered in the final volume (7) of the Intermountain Flora, Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Encompassing, roughly, the area between the Sierra Nevada and…