Resource Building - Approved Candidate Book List

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Thanks for sharing! These are excellent! I absolutely adore the Appalachian mountains. My current reading list is getting so long I’m going to have plenty to read even after I finish the nine required books.

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My book list was just approved for Indiana.

  1. Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana :Presettlement to Present edited by John O. Whitaker, Jr. and Charles J. Amlaner, Jr. ; Marion T. Jackson, George R. Parker, and Peter E. Scott, associate editors. Indiana University Press 2012-07-11

  2. 101 Trees of Indiana: A Field Guide (Indiana Natural Science) by Marion Jackson and Katherine Harrington 2004

  3. The Wabash River ecosystem Gammon, James R. (James Robert), 1998

  4. Roadside Geology of Indiana Paperback by Mark J. Camp Graham T. Richardson 1999

  5. Mammals of Indiana by Whitaker, J. O. & Mumford, R. E. (2009) Indiana University Press.

  6. The Ecology and Silviculture Of Oaks by Johnson, Paul S et al.

  7. Climate change in the Midwest: impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation by Pryor, S. C., 2013

  8. America’s Natural Places. The Midwest Ney, Jason; Nichols, Terri 2010

  9. Geology of Indiana by Hall Robert D. 1989

  10. Our Hoosier State Beneath Us Indiana Geological Survey 1992

  11. The Natural heritage of Indiana by Jackson, Marion T 1997

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i’m a stream scientist professionally (more the physical forms/processes than the ecology), but if you want to talk rivers while reading Wabash, let me know! they’re amazing

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Hello all-I live in Florida, a coastal tropical-sandy environment. I have had the following approved thus far

  1. Priceless Florida, Natural ecosystems and native species
  2. Ants of Florida, Identification and natural history
  3. A concise natural history of east and west Florida
  4. All things beautiful, wonders from the collections of the Florida Museum of Natural History
  5. Swamp song: A natural history of Florida swamps
  6. Wildlife of the Florida Keys: a natural history
    Looking for those last two that will well round out my list.
    Considering these two:
  7. Florida’s Wetlands (Florida’s Natural Ecosystems and Native Species)
  8. Florida’s Waters (Florida’s Natural Ecosystems and Native Species)
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I live in Vancouver, BC. These books were approved:

  1. Vancouver Geology, Armstrong, 1990
  2. Living With Weather Along the British Columbia Coast: the Veil of Chaos, Lange, 2003.
  3. Parks and Nature Places Around Vancouver, Nature Vancouver. 2009.
  4. Bats of British Columbia, Lausen et al, 2022.
  5. Burns Bog Ecosystem Review Synthesis Report, Knopp, 2000
  6. A Field Guide to Species at Risk in the Coast Forest Region of British Columbia,
  7. Ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest, Elliott A. Norse, 1990
  8. The Birder’s Guide to Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, Nature Vancouver, 2016
  9. Our Sylvan Heritage: a Guide to the Magnificent Trees of the South Fraser, Murray, 2004
  10. Carnivores of British Columbia, Hatler et al, 2008

Bats of British Columbia and Carnivores of British Columbia are part of a series put out by the BC Museum, and I suspect any of the books from the series would be appropriate.

Another book that I didn’t list was Plants of Coastal British Columbia by Pojar and MacKinnon. I’ve seen it listed up-thread, and it is an excellent reference. The only reason I didn’t include it is that I’m already fairly familiar with it!

Also a shout-out to Living With Weather Along the British Columbia Coast: the Veil of Chaos. This is a very serious book about meteorology, published by Environment Canada, and yet is full of subtle esoteric references. (The author was into Anthroposopy, in addition to being a Serious Meteorologist.)

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I live in the Piedmont of South Carolina, and I am a stones throw from the Appalachia Mountains of North Carolina, in the Eastern Temperate Forest Region.

  1. Eastern Deciduous Forest, Second Edition: Ecology and Wildlife Conservation, by Richard H. Yahner

  2. Birds of the Blue Ridge Mountains: A Guide for the Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains, Shenandoah National Park, and Neighboring Areas, by Marcus B. Simpson Jr.

  3. Mountains of the Heart: A Natural History of the Appalachians, by Scott Weidnesaul

  4. Where There Are Mountains: An Environmental History of the Southern Appalachians, by Donald Edward Davis

  5. Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians, by Jennifer Frick-Ruper

  6. Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont, by Timothy Silver

  7. The Book of Forest and Thicket, by John Eastman

  8. Exploring the Geology of the Carolinas: A Field Guide to Favorite Places from Chimney Rock to Charleston (Southern Gateways Guides), by Kevin Stewart & Mary-Russell Roberson

  9. How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World, by Ethan Tapper - This one is not region specific, but it was approved because they do allow one book that is general to how nature works.

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I’m in Baltimore, MD in the mid-Atlantic region of eastern US. Here are 7 books I’ve been approved for. I’m still waiting to hear about 2 others.
A Natural History of Quiet Waters: Swamps and Wetlands of the Mid-Atlantic Coast – Curtis J. Badger
Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada – William M. Harlow
A Year Across Maryland: A Week-by-Week Guide to Discovering Nature in the Chesapeake Region – Bryan MacKay
Maryland’s Geology – Martin F. Schmidt
Sugarloaf: The Mountain’s History, Geology, and Natural Lore – Melanie Choukas-Bradley
An Illustrated Guide to Eastern Woodland Wild Flowers and Trees – Melanie Choukas-Bradley

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Hi, I’m from Southern Wisconsin and I did a search of this topic for approved listings for Wisconsin and none came up, despite there being a lot of us in AODA. Any suggestions? I’ve started to collect some books but not sure if they apply or if I’m all that interested in reading them all.

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I’m in northern Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. That puts me with one leg in the Piedmont and the other in the Central Appalachians (which I consider to be my real home ecosystem). My just-approved list:

  1. “Bad Naturalist”, Paula Whyman;

  2. “A Natural History of the Central Appalachians”, Stephenson, Steven L. ;

  3. “Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians”, Frick-Ruppert, Jennifer;

  4. “Wildflowers of the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains”, Gupton, Oscar W. ;

  5. “Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia”, Burgas, Paul E., Jr., et al;

  6. “Field Guide to the Natural World of Washington, D.C.”, Youth, Howard;

  7. “City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington, D.C.”, Choukas-Bradley, Melanie;

  8. “The Height of Our Mountains: Nature Writing from Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley”, Branch, Michael P. ;

  9. “Birds of the Blue Ridge Mountains”, Simpson, Marcus B.

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Hi, I don’t have book suggestions directly, just wondering if you have found out yet what ecoregion you are in? I found a list of Wisconsin ecoregions (with map) on Wikipedia, and note that there are several different ones even in Southern Wisconsin. It might help you find suggestions from other Druids in similar ecoregions, or give you an alternative way of searching? Good luck!

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Just had confirmation that these books are approved :tada: I live in South Yorkshire, England, UK.

  1. Yorkshire Geology - Ensom, Paul

  2. Collins Fungi Guide: The Most Complete Field Guide to the Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Ireland - Buczacki, S.; Shields, C.

  3. Lichens (Collins New Naturalist Library) - Gilbert, Oliver

  4. Mosses and Liverworts (Collins New Naturalist Library) - Ron Porley, Nick Hodgetts

  5. The Water Beetles of Yorkshire - Hammond, Martin

  6. Butterflies and Moths of Yorkshire - Stephen L Sutton (Editor), Harry E Beaumont (Editor), Bernard Skinner

  7. Yorkshire Woodlands - Margaret Atherden & Veronica Wallace (eds)

  8. Wild Flowers of Yorkshire - Beck, H.M

  9. Climate and Weather (Collins New Naturalist Library) - John Kington

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I am excited that my reading list got approved. I’m in Atlanta, GA and this covers the Piedmont region (and a bit beyond).

  1. Peachtree Creek: A Natural and Unnatural History of Atlanta’s Watershed
    David Kaufman

  2. Roadside Geology of Georgia
    Pamela J. W. Gore, William Witherspoon

  3. The American Chestnut: An Environmental History (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books)
    Donald Edward Davis

  4. Native Trees of the Southeast: An Identification Guide
    L. Katherine Kirkman, Claud L. Brown
    I can identify a fair few trees, but not nearly enough.

  5. Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist’s Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia (Southern Gateways Guides)
    Timothy P. Spira

  6. Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest
    Lawrence S. Earley

  7. Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses
    James H. Miller, Karl V. Miller

  8. A Field Guide to the Mushrooms of Georgia (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books)
    Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette

The last is the “one-off”.

  1. Appalachian Spring
    Marcia Bonta
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I am a Candidate in Maine USA and my Earth Path reading list was approved. Sharing the titles.

• The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods by Andrew M. Barton, Alan S. White, Charles V. Cogbill

• Nature Notes from Maine by Ed Robinson

• A Year in the Maine Woods by Bernd Heinrich

• Ravens in Winter by Bernd Heinrich

• Between Person and Place: Conservation Histories from the Kennebec Land Trust by Theresa Kerchner, Barbara Libby, Deborah Sewall

• The Plants of Acadia National Park by Glen H. Mittelhauser, Linda L. Gregory, Sally C. Rooney, Jill E. Weber

• Physical Oceanography of the Gulf of Maine by Henry B. Bigelow

• Fishes of Maine by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

• National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England by National Audubon Society

General reference I also used:

• The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, Second Edition by David Allen Sibley

Hope this helps those in my region.

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I’m new to Minnesota and the AODA. Would there happen to be a place to look for localized books for recommended reading list? Especially horticulture, herbalism, and geology for this area.

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This ongoing thread is a good place to start. If you do a search here, you’ll likely find some helpful recommendations.

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From Southern Ontario, Canada:

A natural history of Lake Ontario by Susan Gateley
The Snakes of Ontario by E BS Logier
The natural History of the Toronto Region by J H Faull
Legacy: The natural history of Ontario by John Theberge
The Woodland Heritage of Southern Ontario: A Study of Ecological Change, Distribution and Significance by Brendon M. Larson, John L. Riley, Elizabeth A. Snell and Helen G.Godschalk
Nature’s year: the changing seasons in central and eastern Ontario by Drew Monkman
Animal tracks of Ontario by Ian Sheldon
Southern Ontario nature guide by Jeffery Domm
Ontario’s old growth forests by Micheal Henry
Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity : With A Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America by Marshall, S. A.
125 nature hotspots in Ontario by Cris Earley
Wild city: A Guide to Nature in Urban Ontario, From Termites to Coyotes by Doug Bennett
Birds of Ontario by Al Sandilands
Our native bees by Paige Embry (the general book)

I submitted too many due to enthusiasm. Wild City and the old growth forests book are my favourite so far. I found everything from the library!

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I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by the selection and help of my local library!

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For Minnesota one that was immensely helpful for me was “Minnesota’s Natural Heritage” by John R. Tester. Gives a very thorough overview of the ecology as it relates to Minnesota.

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New Candidate here from the Boston/Eastern Massachusetts area, sharing my approved reading list :slight_smile:

  • The Natural History of Eastern Massachusetts by Stan Freeman
  • Rockachusetts by Butler and Dunn
  • Geology of the Boston Basin, vol 1 by William Otis Crosby
  • Written in Stone by Chet Raymo and Maureen E. Raymo
  • Life Between the Tides: Marine Plants and Animals of the Northeast by Les Watling et al.
  • How to Read Nature by Tristan Gooley
  • The Middlesex Fells by Douglas Heath and Alison Simcox
  • New England Forests Through Time by Foster and O’Keefe
  • Birds of New England by Zachary Adams
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Hey there friend! I’m also just beginning my Candidate journey and am from Maine as well. Thanks for sharing your book list with us, I am putting together my curriculum currently so this is helpful. I’m looking forward to walking the green and winding path with you!