Nature Books - Popular Titles

Wild in the City, A Guide to Portland's Natural Areas

Nearly 100 of the best wildlife viewing sites in the Portland-Vancouver area.

Houck, $21.95

Sibley Field Guide to Western Birds

The connoisseur's field guide...more illustrations than any other western book.
Sibley, $19.95

100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon

Some feel that this is the best guide to hikes in the upper left corner of the state.
Sullivan, $14.95

Pocket Guide to Portland Birds
Laminated pocket guide to all the birds you can expect to see in the Portland metro area.
Portland Audubon Society, $5.95

Forest Park Map
Green Trails, $8.00

Wild on the Willamette, Exploring the Lower Willamette River is a map, a natural history guide and history of the lower Willamette River.  The color-illustrated map covers the lower thirty-five river miles between Molalla River State Park near the Canby Ferry to the Willamette’s confluence with the Columbia River at Kelley Point Park.  Designed to be used in the field, the map and field guide is printed on waterproof, rip-resistant paper so that it can be used, rain or shine, to explore the Willamette River and its tributaries.  

It also shows, in color-coded detail, pedestrian trails, bicycle routes, and canoe/kayak launch sites.  Wild on the Willamette contains information about the plants and animals of the lower Willamette and detailed site descriptions to 35 natural areas, including the scenic Willamette Narrows, Camassia Nature Conservancy Preserve, George Rogers Park, Cedar Island, Elk Rock Island, Willamette Park, Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, Willamette Butterfly Park, and the working Portland harbor.  Wild on the Willamette is designed to be used in conjunction with Portland Audubon Society’s Wild in the City, A Guide to Portland’s Natural Areas and Metro’s BikeThere! regional bicycle route map.  Wild on the Willamette was a cooperative effort of Portland Audubon Society’s Urban Naturalist program and the Urban Greenspaces Institute. 

John Fitchen's Birding Portland and Multnomah County ($12.95) is sure to be of interest to county listers as well as to anyone who birds in Multnomah County. Fitchen choose the top 10 sites in the county - from Forest Park and Sauvie Island to Eagle Creek and Bonneville Dam - and provided ABA-class maps, extensive listings of highlighted bird species, and a detailed description for each site.