Over 620 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens are illustrated and described, covering the northern forest from Alaska to Minnesota.
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The introduction of this field guide provides an excellent synopsis of the location, climate, physiography, geology, and soils characteristic to the western boreal forest. Both the amateur and professional botanist will benefit from the notes section for most species which includes a description on aboriginal uses, present day uses, and local folklore. --Plant Science Bulletin, St. Louis, MO
...a wonderful book. --Canadian Field-Naturalist Magazine
...a wonderful book. --Canadian Field-Naturalist Magazine
About the Author
LINDA KERSHAW is the best-selling author of a number of nature books published by Lone Pine. She is a career botanist who has consulted and done research for Environment Canada, the World Wildlife Fund, the Alberta Forest Service, the Canadian Forest Service and the University of Alberta. Her extensive field work has taken her into the vast Canadian boreal forest as well as above the treeline in the Rocky Mountains, on Ellesmere Island and in New Zealand. Linda now works as a writer and editor when not pursuing two of her favourite pastimes--photography and illustration. Much of her fieldwork over the past 25 years has focused on the long-term environmental effects of human disturbances in the Mackenzie Mountains and Mackenzie River Basin, NWT. She also has a special interest in rare and endangered species. DR. JIM POJAR is executive director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Yukon chapter. He spent 25 years as an internationally respected forest ecology research scientist with the B.C. Forest Service. He is the author of numerous books and scientific papers related to the boreal forest, aspen parklands and coastal ecosystems. ANDY MACKINNON is a respected biologist who werves as a technical advisor on old growth forest research to the B.C. Ministry of Forests. MacKinnon, also a registered professional forester, is adjunct professor at the School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University. He is the author of six Lone Pine books on the plants of Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. DEREK JOHNSON is a plant ecologist with the Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton where he is responsible for environmental impact assessment. He has spent many years researching peatlands in the boreal forest.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thorough, comprehensive - indispensible,
By Conrad (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland (Paperback)
This book is one of the best field guides suited for the boreal forest region of western Canada. It is nearly comprehensive, except for a few species in the Aspen parkland (and perhaps other bordering regions). Includes detailed descriptions of plant uses, as well as similar plant species that may be less common but have the potential to cause confusion. It also is one of the few guides to list a number of moss and lichen species as well as the usual flowering plants.
The only criticisms I have are that, first, some of the photos are not the best quality, and there may or may not be drawings that compensate for the missing information, and, second, the families and orders are not always included (many species are listed under the "Other" category.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
You must have this book...If you really need it!,
This review is from: Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland (Paperback)
No.. seriously, this is an extensive, well organized, accurate and well designed field guide.Includes medicinal uses and history for many prairie plants. THIS IS A KEEPER
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, thorough, easy to use,
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This review is from: Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland (Paperback)
Excellent book, probably the best field guide I own. I am currently visiting Alaska and wanted a good field guide, partly to help me find wild edible foods. This book is very thorough, well organized, well illustrated, has easy to use keys in every section, and is packed with useful and interesting info. On top of that, the book is durable and water resistant. The book covers trees, shrubs, wildflowers, ferns, moss, and lichens. It includes a lot of info and edible and medicinal uses of plants, as well as other uses by indiginous peoples. I wish the authors of this book made guides for the eastern US, because I would love to buy it.
If you are looking for a book in the ares covered by this book, look no further. You will not regret buying it.
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