Environment/Agriculture/Natural Resources Archives

The Bird Way

by Jennifer Ackerman

There is the mammal way and there is the bird way. But the bird way is much more than a unique pattern of brain wiring, […]

National Audubon Society Birds of North America

by National Audubon Society

From the most trusted name in birding–beloved by millions of backyard enthusiasts and experts alike–comes a completely new and definitive guide to the birds of […]

American Agriculture

by Mark V. Wetherington

Written from the perspective of ordinary people, this book traces the history of agriculture in the United States from the earliest colonists until today. The […]

An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits & Nuts

by United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection encompasses 7,497 botanical watercolor paintings of evolving fruit and nut varieties; alongside specimens introduced by USDA […]

The Grow System

by Marjory Wildcraft

Grow your own food and medicine with a step-by-step guide from the founder of The Grow Network Imagine cultivating enough food to slash your grocery […]

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

by Bill Gates

Bill Gates shares what he’s learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets […]

The Planter of Modern Life

by Stephen Heyman

How a literary idol of the Lost Generation launched America’s organic and sustainable food movement. In interwar France, Louis Bromfield was equally famous as a […]

Walks of a Lifetime in America

by Robert Manning and Martha Manning

A guide to the nation’s great national parks and their best hikes, ranging from short day hikes to backpacking treks and featuring scenic vistas, waterfalls, […]

Ailing in Place

by Michele Morrone

In Ailing in Place, Michele Morrone explores the relationship between environmental conditions in Appalachia and health outcomes that are too often ascribed to individual choices […]

All We Can Save

by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson

Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward. There […]