* Denotes titles suitable for young readers. Most are field guides that are useful for all ages.
Adams, Kramer. The Redwoods: The Larger-Than-Life Story of the Noblest Plants on Earth. New York: Popular Library, 1969.
Alden, Peter, et al. National Audubon Field Guide to the Southwestern States. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
American Forest Foundation. Project Learning Tree: Environmental Education Pre-K–8 Activity Guide. Washington, DC: American Forest Foundation, 2003.
Angelo, Ray. Concord Area Shrubs. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1978.
Arduini, Paolo, and Giorgio Teruzzi, eds. Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Fossils. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986.
Bent, Arthur Cleveland. Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds. New York: Dover, 1963.
Berger, John J. Forests Forever: Their Ecology, Restoration, and Protection. Chicago: Center for American Places, 2008.
*Brockman, C. Frank. A Guide to Field Identification: Trees of North America. New York: Golden Books, 1986.
Carlson, Brian D., and J. M. Sweeney. Threatened and Endangered Species in Forests of Maine: A Guide to Assist with Forestry Activities. Orono, ME: Champion International Corporation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 1999.
Collingwood, G. H., and Warren D. Brush. Knowing Your Trees. Washington, DC: American Forestry Association, 1974.
*Coombes, Allen J. Trees. Eyewitness Handbooks. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1992.
Drummond, R. B., and Keith Coates Palgrave. Common Trees of the Highveld. Salisbury: Longman Rhodesia, 1973.
Emerson, George B. Report of the Trees and Shrubs Growing Naturally in the Forests of Massachusetts. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth State Printers, 1846.
Gerhold, Henry D., Norman L. Lacasse, and Willet N. Wandell. Street Tree Factsheets. University Park: Pennsylvania State University and USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area, 1993.
Gray, Asa. Manual of Botany of the Northern United States. New York: American Book Company, 1889.
*Greenaway, Theresa. Tree Life. Look Closer Series. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1992.
Gullion, Gordon. Grouse of the North Shore. Oshkosh, WI: Willow Creek Press, 1984.
Hassinger, Jerry, et al. Woodlands and Wildlife. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1979.
Hunter, Malcolm L., Jr. Wildlife, Forests, and Forestry: Principles of Managing Forests for Biological Diversity. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990.
Maine Forest Service, Department of Conservation. Forest Trees of Maine. Augusta, ME: 1995.
Maine Forest Service, Department of Conservation. Forest Trees of Maine. Augusta, ME: 2008.
Martin, Alexander C., Herbert S. Zim, and Arnold L. Nelson. American Wildlife and Plants: A Guide to Wildlife Food Habits. New York: Dover, 1961.
Mathews, F. Schuyler. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1915.
Northington, David K., and J. R Goodin. The Botanical World. St. Louis: Times Mirror, 1984.
Peattie, Donald Culross. A Natural History of North American Trees. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
Perry, Philip. The Concise Illustrated Book of Trees. New York: Gallery Books, 1990.
*Peterson, Roger Tory, and Margaret McKenny. A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
*Petrides, George A. A Field Guide to Eastern Trees. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Pokorný, Jaromír. A Color Guide to Trees, Leaves, Bark and Fruit. London: Octopus Books, 1974.
*Ross, Andrew. Amber: The Natural Time Capsule. London: Natural History Museum, 2009. (It’s somewhat technical, but the photos are fabulous!)
*Sibley, David Allen. The Sibley Guide to Trees. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Skelly, John M., et al. Diagnosing Injury to Eastern Forest Trees. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1987.
Spahr, Tim, and C. D. Kennie. Incorporating Small Streams and Brooks into Developing Landscapes. Wells, ME: Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, 2005.
Standing Conference for Local History. Hedges and Local History. London: Bedford Square Press of the National Council of Social Services, 1979.
Stokoe, W. J. The Observer’s Book of Trees. London: Frederick Warne, 1972.
Sutton, Ann, and Myron Sutton. Exploring with the Bartrams. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1963.
*Symonds, George W. D. The Shrub Identification Book. New York: William Morrow, 1963.
*Symonds, George W. D. The Tree Identification Book. New York: William Morrow, 1958.
Walden, Fred. Dictionary of Trees: Florida and Sub-Tropical. St. Petersburg, FL: Great Outdoors Association, 1957.
*Watts, May Theilgaard, and Tom Watts. Winter Tree Finder. Berkeley: Nature Study Guild, 1970.
*Zim, Herbert S., and Alexander C. Martin. Trees: A Guide to Familiar American Trees. New York: Golden Press, 1956.
Many booklets, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and monographs were studied to complete this book, as well as reports about trees and forests from radio or television programs. Examples include reports and newsletters from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, the Arbor Day Foundation, the American Bird Conservancy, and the Nature Conservancy, and articles in Northern Woodlands magazine. In addition, maps and leaflets from several parks and refuges were studied.
The excellent seasonal reports from the Maine Forest Service (MFS) were vital, especially the Forest and Shade Tree: Insects and Conditions reports. Since 1993, staff members at the Augusta office of the MFS have been wonderfully generous in providing information about trees, forest pathology, insects, and weather problems. For eight years, I operated an ultraviolet light trap to collect forest insects for the MFS surveys. This gave me the unique experience of observing the kinds of insects, and their numbers, that could be found on a mixed deciduous/coniferous woodlot. Finally, my own herbarium collection of botanical specimens, begun around 1985, has helped significantly in producing this book.
A young male white-tailed deer pauses for a moment to survey his territory in a Maine woodland. His antlers, still covered in “velvet,” are only about six inches long.
