BMN Lending Library

This page contains a list of interesting books and DVDs that are available for BMN members to borrow at the meetings held each month (except July and August).

For more info or to donate material, please contact Candice at candice1623 AT Gmail DOT com.

DVDs

Power Play – The Theft of BC’s Rivers

Save Our Rivers Society
© 2007

Four Seasons of the Riverview Lands

Books

The Amateur Naturalist
Nick Baker, © 2004 HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
ISBN 0 00 715731 2

Among Whales
Roger Payne, © 1995
ISBN 0-684-80210-4

Amphibians of British Columbia, The
David M. Green & R. Wayne Campbell, © 1984 RBC Museum Handbook

Animal Tracks of Western Canada
Joanne E. Barwise, © 1989
ISBN-13: 978-0-919433-20-5

Animals of the Rockies
Rick Kunelius © 1983
ISBN 0-919381-07-3

Attracting Backyard Wildlife – A Guide for Nature Lovers
Bill Merilees, © 1989 Voyageur Press
ISBN 0-89658-130-6

Bear Attacks
Stephen Herrero, © 1985
ISBN 0-941130-82-7

Beautiful British Columbia Wildlife
Published by Beautiful British Columbia Magazine
ISBN 0-920431-05-4

Beyond the Ark – Tools for an Ecosystem Approach to Conservation
W. William Weeks © 1997 Island Press
ISBN 1-55963-393-X

Biodiversity (Paperback)
The National Academy of Sciences © 1988
ISBN 0-309-03739-5

Bird Nests
Sharon A. Cohen & Gerry Ellis © 1993
ISBN 0-00-255110-1

Bird’s Eye View – A Practical Compendium for Bird-lovers
David M. Bird © 1999 National Library of Canada
ISBN 1-55065-119-6

Birdcraft**
A field book of two hundred song, game and water birds
Mabel Osgood Wright © 1895-1936

A Birder’s Guide to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas
Harold R. Holt © 1992 American Birding Association, Inc.
ISBN 1-878788-01-9

Birds of Costa Rica 3 Checklists: Birds of LA SELVA, CARARA & ARENAL

Birds of Prey (field guide)
Philip Burton © 1991
ISBN 0 8317 6950 5

Birds of the World – Songbirds
John P. S. Mackenzie © 1990 Key Porter Books Ltd.
ISBN 1-55013-221-0

Birdwatcher’s Book of Lists, The Lists for Recreation and Recordkeeping
Dr. Lester L. Short, American Museum of Natural History © 1987
ISBN 0-920417-83-3

A Birdwatching Guide to the Vancouver Area, BC
VNHS © 1993
ISBN 0-929050-28-2

British Columbia – A Natural History Revised edition
Richard Cannings & Sydney Cannings © 2006
ISBN 1-55365-052-2

British Columbia Almanac
Mark Forsythe © 2000 Arsenal Pulp Press
ISBN 1-55152-087-7

British Columbia Birds (field guide)
© 2005 Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN-10: 1-55105471-X

Canadian Landbird Monitoring Strategy
Partners in Flight – Canada © 2000

A Citizen’s Guide to Understanding and Monitoring Lakes and Streams
Joy P. Michaud © 1991

Collecting and Preserving Plants
Ruth B. (Alford) MacFarlane © 1985
ISBN 0-486-28281-3

Complete Book of Birdhouses and Feeders, The
Monica Russo © 1976
ISBN 0-517-69314-3

Cranes, The Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Copyright © 1996 by the IUCN
ISBN 2-8317-0326-3

Creation – a Novel
Katherine Govier © 2002
ISBN 0-679-31181-5

Ducks of Canada And the Northern Hemisphere
John Gooders & Trevor Boyer © 1986
ISBN 0-8160-1422-1

Familiar Mushrooms
National Audubon Society Pocket Guide © 1990
ISBN 0-679-72984-4

Fish Habitat Rehabilitation Procedure Watershed Restoration Program
Min. of Environment, Lands and Parks © 1997
ISBN 0-7726-3320-7

Fraser River, The
Alan Haig-Brown and Rick Blacklaws © 1996 Harbour Publishing
ISBN 1-55017-147-X

Flowers of Crete**
Yanoukos Iatridis © 1985
ISBN 960-7001-01-X

(A Field Guide to the) Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes of the United States
Edward Knobel © 1977-1980
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-23505-9

Hawaii’s Fishes: A Guide for Snorkelers and Divers
John P. Hoover © 2003-2007
ISBN-13 978-1-56647-001-8

Hawaii’s Trees and Shrubs: A Pocket Guide
H. Douglas Pratt © 2008
ISBN-13 978-1-56647-219-7

Hawaii’s Birds
© 2005 (6th Edition) Hawaii Audubon Society
ISBN 1-889708-00-3

High and Dry. An Investigation of Salmon Habitat Destruction in British Columbia (summary report)
The David Suzuki Foundation © 2007
ISBN 1-897375-07-7

A Keeper of Bees: Notes on Hive and Home
Allison Wallace © 2006
ISBN 1-4000-6271-3

Life on Earth
A Natural History
David Attenborough © 1979

Listening to the Earth: A Spiritual Journey with Nature
Robert F. Harrington © 1995
ISBN 0-88839-367-9

Mountain Memories
Norma K. Campbell © 1991 Metaphoric Media, Inc
ISBN 1-895502-00-4

Mountain Sheep: A Study in Behavior and Evolution
by Valerius Geist © 1971
ISBN 0-226-28572-3

Mushroom Hunting: How to safely identify edible wild mushrooms
© 2006 Harper Collins
ISBN 0-00-721507-X

Mushrooms and Toadstools – An Illustrated Guide
Aventinum Publishing House © 1991
ISBN 1 85678 272 7

My Side of the Mountain
Jean Craighead George © 1959, 1988
ISBN 0-14-131242-4

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Year
Howard Smith © 1985
ISBN 0-525-24297-X

Nature’s Wonderlands
Josiah Davidson © 1989
The National Geographic Society

New Zealand Wild – The greenest place on earth
Nic Bishop © 1995
ISBN 0 7900 0431 3

New Zealand’s Native Birds of Bush and Countryside (pocket guide)
Penguin © 1996
ISBN 0-140-26010-2

1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
IUCN © 1993
ISBN 2-8317-0194-5

On the Brink – Endangered Species in Canada
Forward by Candace Savage
Minister of Supplies and Services © 1989 Western Producer Prairie Books
ISBN 0-88833-298-X

100 Desert Flowers of the Southwest
Southwest Parks and Monuments Association © 1989
ISBN 0-911408-72-X

Our Living Legacy – Proceedings of a Symposium on Biodiversity
RBC Museum © 1993
ISBN 0-7718-9355-8

Pacific Coast Fishes
Peterson Field Guide © 1983 Eschmeyer/Herald/Hammann
ISBN 0-395-33188-9

Poems of Nature
Edited by Gail Harvey
© 1989 Outlet Book Company
ISBN 0-517-69202-3

The Puma – Mysterious American Cat
Stanley P. Young © 1946
ISBN 0-486-21184-3

Peregrine Falcon Populations – Their Biology and Decline
Joseph J. Hickey © 1969
ISBN 299-05050-5

Roadside Wildflowers of the Northwest
J. E. Underhill © 1981
ISBN 0-88839-108-0

Savory Wild Mushroom, The
Margaret McKenny © 1962, 1971
ISBN 0-295-95156-7

Stream Stewardship – A Guide for Planners and Developers
Dept of Fisheries and Oceans © 1993/94
ISBN 0-7726-2237-X

Taking Nature’s Pulse (publication)
The Status of Biodiversity in B.C. 2008
ISBN 978-0-0909745-0-8

Testimony For Earth: A Worldview to Save the Planet and Ourselves
(Inspired by “A Manifesto for Earth”)
Bob Harrington with Linda Harrington © 2008
ISBN-13 978-0-88839-645-7

Thoughts from the Woods…as heard on the CBC
Robert F. Harrington © 1977

Tree Book – Learning to Recognize Trees of British Columbia
Forest Service Information Division
ISBN 0-662-19391-1

Trees, Shrubs & Flowers to Know in British Columbia and Washington(field guide)
C.P. Lyons & Bill Merilees © 1995 Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN 1-55105-044-7

Trees and Shrubs of British Columbia
T. Christopher Brayshaw © 1996 Royal British Columbia Museum Handbook
ISBN 0-7748-0564-1

Trees of Vancouver – A guide to t*he common and unusual trees of the city*
Gerald B. Straley © 1992 UBC Press
ISBN 0-7748-0406-8

Urban Biodiversity – Explor*ing Natural Habitat and its Value in Cities*
Valentin Schaefer, Hillary Rudd, Jaimie Vala © 2000-2004 Captus Press, Inc
ISBN 1-55322-078-1

Urban Naturalist, The
Steven D. Garber, © 1987
ISBN 0-486-40399-8

Virunga – The Passion of Dian Fossey
Farley Mowat, © 1987
ISBN 0-7704-2257-8-695

Wilderness on the Doorstep
Discovering Nature in Stanley Park
© 2006 Vancouver Natural History Society
ISBN 13: 978-1-55017-386-4

Children’s Books

Visual Dictionary of Prehistoric Life, The
© 1995Stoddart Publishing Co.
ISBN 0-7737-2825-2

Whales
Elin Kelsey © 1998
ISBN 1-895688-80-9

Whales and Dolphins (Eyes on Nature series)
© 1984 Kidsbooks, Inc
ISBN 1-56156-423-0

What’s Inside? – Insects
Angela Royston, © 1992
ISBN 0-7172-2903-3

Wolves and Coyotes
© 1995 Kidsbooks, Inc
ISBN 1-56156-424-9

World of Reptiles & Amphibians, The
Maurice Burton © 1973
ISBN 0 517 120402