| When it comes to reading about natural history, forestry, conservation or any related field, it can be quite intimidating to find a place to begin. Below are a few of our favorite starting points—great reads for new, aspiring, or veteran landowners and conservationists:
The Nature of Vermont: Introduction and Guide to a New England Environment
Charles W. Johnson
This is, simply, required reading for anyone hoping to understand the complexity of natural environments and human impact upon them in this most densely-populated region of the continent.
Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont
Elizabeth Thompson and Eric Sorenson
Created in partnership through The Nature Conservancy of Vermont, Vermont Fish and Wildlife, and the Nongame Wildlife Fund, this guide is the authority on natural communities in our part of the world.
Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England
Tom Wessels
Published in 1997, this comprehensive walk through the northern woodlands chronicles the change of forest type and diversity from pre-settlement to post-war America.
“It is equal part Sherlock Holmes and Aldo Leopold, and it will help many thousands of New Englanders answer the questions that come to mind as they wander this landscape of stone walls, stunted apple trees, and towering hemlocks…” Bill McKibben (back cover)
Positive Impact Forestry: A Sustainable Approach to Managing Woodlands
Thom J. McEvoy
This manual in fact reads like a memoir of forestry practice worldwide, and presents a vision for the field to evolve to fit the changing landscape.
“…[A] must have for the nearly 10 million small private landowners who own and manage over half of the forests across America…” Keith Argow, National Woodland Owners Association (back cover) |
