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A Nature in Winter Book List
These are winter books that I turn to again and again for information and journal prompts. These books are introductions to the field of winter ecology. The books are linked to Amazon.com for your convenience. Stokes Guide to Nature in Winter  by Donald and Lillian StokesThis is the book that started the Stokes on their way. I understand that they wanted to learn about nature and decided to start with the less active season of winter. What they created was a classic title for naturalists. It covers such topics as galls, dried plants, snow crystals, insect evidence, abandoned nests mushrooms, tracks and evergreen plants. I use this as my basic field guide to winter. There are many nature activities and explanations of phenomena. It is good for naturalists of all ages. Experiments and drawing fill the pages. The topics serve as good journal prompts. Remember snow? We haven't had much snow here in the Delaware Valley for several years. We rarely have the big snowstorms we had when I was a kid. Climate change. I won't get to use this book often, but those of you still in snow country will really like Ken Libbrecht's field guide. The photographs are absolutely fascinating. The guide also explains about flake-viewing equipment (a hand lens is essential) And for the cold-hardy and determined, how to photograph snowflakes. You can see example of Mr. Libbrecht's work on his website Snowflakes.com (http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/) An ecology book for the serious amateur naturalist it explains cold weather coping mechanisms of plants and animals. A field researcher, Mr. Marchand brings first hand scientific knowledge to the lay person. The handbook explains human-impact on ecosystems form winter recreational activities. Snow, weather and how plants and animals adapt. Learn to identify trees in winter, by their twigs, leaf scars, and buds. This simple identification key is geared toward native and commonly introduced deciduous trees east of the Rocky Mountains of North America. This guide to dry plants in winter is a step-by-step key to identifying non-woody plants. I find this little booklet useful in identifying plants by roadside and fields. Identifying flowers doesn't have to stop when the cold sets in and petals drop. A Guide to Wildflowers in Winter covers the dried seed heads, stems and branches of flowering plants. The coverage is for the northeastern North America.
From Winter Books Return to Nature in Winter
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by Elizabeth P. Lawlor
by Ken Libbrecht
By Peter Marchand
by James C Halfpenny and Roy Douglas Ozanne
by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts
by Dorcas S. Miller
by Carol Levine
