Here is a list of books to get started. These deal with the natural environment. For books about the history and culture of your part of the Northeast Creek basin, visit your county library’s North Carolina Collection.<\/p>\n
Michael A. Godfrey, Field Guide to the Piedmont: the Natural Habitats of America’s Most Lived-In Region, from New York City to Montgomery, Alabama<\/cite>, University of North Carolina Press, 1997<\/p>\n David Cook, Robin Smith (editors), Susan Beebe, Emma Skurnich (illustrator), The Piedmont Almanac – The Central Region: A Guide to the Natural World<\/cite>, 2001<\/p>\n Peter Alden, Gil Nelson, Harry Zirlin, Johnathan D. Kahl, Eric A. Oches, Wendy B. Zomiefer, National Audubon Society Field Guide: Regional Guide to the Southeastern States: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee<\/cite>, Knopf, 1999<\/p>\n Kevin G. Stewart and Mary-Russell Roberson, Exploring the Geology of the Carolinas: A Field Guide to Favorite Places from Chimney Rock to Charleston<\/cite>, University of North Carolina Press,2007<\/p>\n James D. Nardi, Life in the Soil: A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners<\/cite>, University of Chicago Press, 2007<\/p>\n E. C. Pielou, Fresh Water<\/cite>, University of Chicago Press, 1998<\/p>\n Larry N. Brown, <\/cite>A Guide to the Mammals of the Southeastern United States<\/cite>, University of Tennesee Press, 1997<\/p>\n Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, The Hidden Life of Deer: Lessons from the Natural World<\/cite>, Harper, 2009<\/p>\n David Allen Sibley, The Sibley Guide to Birds – Second Edition<\/cite>, Knopf, 2014<\/p>\n David Allen Sibley, The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America<\/cite>, Knopf, 2003<\/p>\n Whit Gibbons, Judy Greene, and Tony Mills, Lizards and Crocodilians of the Southeast<\/cite>, University of Georgia Press, 2009<\/p>\n Whit Gibbons and Mike Dorcas, Snakes of the Southeast<\/cite>, University of Georgia Press, 2015<\/p>\n Kurt Buhlmann, Tracy Tuberville, and Whit Gibbons, Turtles of the Southeast, University of Georgia Press, 2008<\/p>\n Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons, Frogs and Toads of the Southeast<\/cite>, University of Georgia Press, 2008<\/p>\n Joe Mitchell and Whit Gibbons, Salamanders of the Southeast<\/cite>, University of Georgia Press, 2010<\/p>\n Christopher Leahy, Peterson First Guides: Insects of North America<\/cite>, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1998<\/p>\n Timothy P. Spira, Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist’s Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia<\/cite>, University of North Carolina Press, 2011<\/p>\n Bruce A. Sorrie, A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region: North Carolina<\/cite>, South Carolina, and Georgia, 2011<\/p>\n Albert E. Radford, Barry Ahles, C.Ritchie Bell, Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas<\/cite>, The University of North Carolina Press, 1965<\/p>\n James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller, Forest Plants of the Southeast and their Wildlife Uses<\/cite>, University of Georgia Press, 2005<\/p>\n David Allen Sibley, The Sibley Guide to Trees<\/cite>, Knopf, 2009<\/p>\n Teri Dunn Chace, How to Eradicate Invasive Plants<\/cite>, Timber Press, 2012<\/p>\n C. Colston Burrell, Janet Marinelli, and Bonnie Harper-Love, Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants<\/cite>, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Inc., 2006<\/p>\n Harry R. Phillips, Growing and Propagating Wild Flowers: An Easy-to-Use Guide for All Gardeners<\/cite>, The University of North Carolina Press, 1985<\/p>\n Richard E. Bir, Growing and Propagating Showy Native Woody Plants<\/cite>, University of North Carolina Press, 1992<\/p>\n Thomas J. Elpel, Botany in a Day: the Patterns Method of Plant Identification; Thomas J. Elpel’s Field Guide to Plant Families<\/cite>, HOPS Press, 2010<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here is a list of books to get started. These deal with the natural environment. For books about the history and culture of your part of the Northeast Creek basin, visit your county library’s North Carolina Collection. Piedmont Michael A. Godfrey, Field Guide to the Piedmont: the Natural Habitats of America’s Most Lived-In Region, from … Continue reading Book List<\/span> Southeastern States Field Guides<\/h2>\n
Geology and Soils<\/h2>\n
Hydrology<\/h2>\n
Mammals<\/h2>\n
Birds<\/h2>\n
Reptiles<\/h2>\n
Amphibians<\/h2>\n
Insects<\/h2>\n
Plants<\/h2>\n
Invasive Plants<\/h2>\n
Native Plants<\/h2>\n
Plant Identification<\/h2>\n