Books

Books we Recommend
 We are delighted that information on restoration ecology, native plant identification/propagation and landscaping with natives is readily available these days. However, if you feel overwhelmed by the great amount of reading material available, the books we list here we've found to be particularly good. The prices include the shipping fee within the contiguous US

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A Field Guide to Terrestrial Invasive Plants in Wisconsin
NEW!
Edited by Thomas Boos, Kelly Kearns, Courtney LeClair, Brenden Panke, Bryn Scrive Bernadette Williams, and Olivia Witthun of the WI DNR
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A Practical Guide to Prairie Reconstruction
By Carl Kurtz
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Amphibians and Reptiles Native to Minnesota
By Barney Oldfield & John Moriarty
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Aspen Control on Prairie Remnants
By Gary Eldred
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Birdscaping in the Midwest - A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds
By Mariette Nowak
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Bringing Nature Home - How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens (2nd ed.)
By Douglas W. Tallamy; Second Edition. Click here to read a summary of this book.
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Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges - An Introduction to Genus Carex (Cyperacae)
By Andrew L. Hipp, illustrated by Rachel D. Davis
Maps and Appendices by Merel R. Black and Theodore S. Cochrane
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How to Manage Small Prairie Fires
By Wayne R. Pauly
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Illinois Wildflowers
By Don Kurz
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Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest: An Illustrated Guide to their Identification and Control
By Elizabeth J. Czarapata
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Lake Phalen Shoreland Restoration-Walking Tour and Plant Guide
By Haley Elvecrog and Bill Bartodziej of Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District
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Lakescaping for Wildlife & Water Quality
By Carrol Henderson, Carolyn Dindorf, and Fred Rozumalski
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Landscaping for Wildlife
By Carrol L. Henderson
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Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota
By Lynn Steiner
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Native Plants in the Home Landscape
By Keith Gerard Nowakowski
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Native Plants of the Northeast - A Guide for Gardening and Conservation
By Donald J. Leopold
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Northland Wildflowers - The Comprehensive Guide to the Minnesota Region
By John B. Moyle and Evelyn W. Moyle
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Peterson Field Guides: Eastern and Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs
By Stephen Foster & James A. Duke
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Peterson Field Guides: Wildflowers of Northeastern and North Central North America
By Roger Tory Peterson & Margaret McKenny
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Plants of the Chicago Region
By Floyd Swink & Gerould Wilhelm
4th edition, hard to find!
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Prairie Directory of North America
By Charlotte Adelman and Bernard Schwarz
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Prairie Plants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
By Theodore S. Cochrane, Kandis Elliot and Claudia S. Lipke, second printing
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Prairie Seedling and Seeding Evaluation Guide
Primary author is Paul Bockenstedt with Bonestroo
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Restoring the Tallgrass Prairie - An Illustrated Manual for Iowa and the Upper Midwest
By Shirley Shirley
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Seedling ID Guide for Native Prairie Plants - Central Region
NEW!  by USDA - NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center and the MO Department of Conservation. Photographs by Don Kurz.
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Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri
By Don Kurz; Illustrations by Paul Nelson
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Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri - Field Guide
NEW! By Don Kurz; Illustrations by Paul Nelson
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Sunflower Species of the United States
By Charlie Rogers, Tommy Thompson, Gerald Seiler
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Tallgrass Prairie Center Native Seed Production Manual
Published by the Tallgrass Prairie Center at the University of Northern Iowa
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Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers
By Doug Ladd & Frank Oberle
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The Foragerīs Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
By Samuel Thayer
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The Illustrated Flora of Illinois: Sedges: Carex
By Robert H. Mohlenbrock, illustrated by Paul Nelson
Hard to find!
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The New England Wildflower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the US and Canada
By William Cullina
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The Sunflower Family in the Upper Midwest
By Thomas M. Antonio & Susanne Masi
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Weeds of the Northeast
By Richard H. Uva, Joseph C. Neal, and Joseph M. DiTomaso
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Wetland Plants & Plant Communities of Minnesota & Wisconsin (2nd Edition)
By Steve Eggers & Donald Reed (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
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Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region - A Comprehensive Field Guide
By Merel R. Black and Emmet J. Judziewicz, second edition
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Woodland Carex of the Upper Midwest
By Linda Curtis
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