Resources

Suggested Books

Butterflies & Insects

• Butterflies of the North Woods – Larry Weber
• Insects of the North Woods – Jeffrey Hahn
• How to Raise Monarch Butterflies – Carol Pasternak
• Monarchs and Milkweed – Anurag Agrawal
• Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide – Heather Holm
• Pollinators of Native Plants – Heather Holm

Nature In Our Lives

• Noah’s Garden – Sara Stein
• A New Garden Ethic – Benjamin Vogt
• Last Child in the Woods – Richard Louv
• The Nature Principle – Richard Louv
• Bringing Nature Home – Doug Tallamy
• Nature’s Best Hope – Doug Tallamy
• The Nature of Oaks – Doug Tallamy
• Half-Earth – E.O. Wilson
• Silent Spring – Rachel Carson

Wildflower Identification

• Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region – Emmet Judziewicz and Merel Black

Landscaping with Native Plants

• The Living Landscape – Doug Tallamy, Rick Darke
• Landscaping with Native Plants of Wisconsin – Lynn Steiner
• Birdscaping in the Midwest – Mariette Nowak
• Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and other Backyard Wildlife – David Mizejewski
• New Naturalism – Kelly Norris
• Planting in a Post-Wild World – Thomas Rainer and Claudia West
• Garden Revolution – Larry Weaner and Thomas Christopher
• Gardening with Prairie Plants – Sally Wasowski
• The Midwestern Native Garden – Charlotte Adelman and Bernard Schwartz
• Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees – Charlotte Adelman and Bernard Schrartz