Reading Recommendations
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
Water from Stone, The Story of Selah, Bamberger Preserve by Jeffrey Greene
Water in Texas, An Introduction by Andrew Sansom
A Hill Country Landowner’s Guide by James P. Stanley
Field Guides
Bird
Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman
Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds by Paul J. Baicich and Colin J.O. Harrison
The Sibley Guide to Birds by David A Sibley (National Audubon Society)
Butterflies
A Field Guide to Butterflies of Texas by Raymond W. Neck
Butterflies of Houston and Southeast Texas by John and Gloria Tvetan
Butterflies of North America by Kenn Kaufman
Other Animals
A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects by Bastiaan Drees
A Field Guide to Scorpions and Spiders by Jackman
North American Wildlife by Reader’s Digest
Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks by Olaus J. Murie
Texas Snakes by James R Dixon and John E Werler
The Mammals of Texas by William B. Davis and David J Schmidly
Geology, Rocks, Fossils
A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas by Charles E. Finsley
A Field Guide to Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians by Ellen Sue Turner and Thomas R. Hester
Roadside Geology of Texas by Darwin Spearing
Grasses
Common Texas Grasses, An Illustrated Guide by Frank W. Gould
Grasses of the Texas Hill Country by Brian and Shirley Loflin
Other Plants and Mushrooms
Brush and Weeds of the Texas Rangelands by Texas AgriLife Extension
Edible & Useful Plants of Texas & the Southwest by Delana Hull
Field Guide to Native Oak Species by Stein, Binlon and Aclavatti
Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America – FREE from USDA as a PDF file.
How To Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest by Jill Nokes
Native and Adapted Landscape Plants by Texas Coop Extension
Native Texas Plants by Wasowski and Wasowski
Remarkable Plants of Texas, Uncommon Accounts of our Common Natives by Matt Warnock Turner
Texas Mushrooms by Susan Metzler & Van Metzler
Texas Trees: A Friendly Guide by Paul W. and Patty Cox
Trees of Central Texas by Robert Vines
Trees, Shrubs, and Vines of the Texas Hill Country by Jan Wrede
Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country by Marshall Enquist
Weather
Texas Weather by George Bomar
