Recommended Reading
“On hikes, people ask me to share recommended nature books for further reading about wildflowers, native plants, birds, insects, geology, mammals and the natural habitat that you’ll find in Boulder, Colorado and along the Front Range. Here’s a list of books that you can order online and/or purchase in person at Boulder bookstore on Pearl Street. Shop local!”
- Dave Sutherland
Historical Reports
Author: Cailyn Plantico (2008)
The Blue Line Amendment and Enchanted Mesa Purchase:
Setting the Stage for Boulder’s Open Space Program
Field Guides
Author: Roger Tory Peterson
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, Fifth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
Author: Kenn Kaufman (Kaufman field guides)
Guía de Campo a las Aves de Norteamérica
a great bird book ALL IN SPANISH!
Editors: John L. Dunn, Jonathan Alderfer
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America
Author: Stan Tekiela
Birds of Colorado Field Guide Paperback
Author: Janet R. Chu
Butterflies of the Colorado Front Range: A Photographic Guide
Author: Ann Cooper
Dragonflies of the Colorado Front Range: A Photographic Guide
Author: Erin Tripp
Field Guide to the Lichens of White Rocks
Authors: Ruth Carol Cushman & Steve Jones
Wild Boulder County: A Seasonal Guide to the Natural World
Author: Jonathan Weiner
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
Author: Steve Jones
Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated
Author: Kirk Johnson / Denver Museum of Nature & Science
*Ancient Denvers: Scenes from the Past 300 Million Years of the Colorado Front Range
*Not available at Boulder Bookstore
Author: G. K. Guennel
*Guide to Colorado Wildflowers. Vol 1. Plains and Foothills, Vol 2 Mountains
*OUT OF PRINT. Not available at Boulder Book Store
Naturalist's Bookshelf
Author: Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Author: Ed Yong
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
Author: Heather N. Holm
*Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants
*Not available at Boulder Bookstore
Author: Dan Flores