The second new Princeton Field Guide volume scheduled to be published this coming May from Princeton University Press should really set entomologists and general naturalist buzzing, for it will take another very important but under-represented-in-print geographic group of insects as its subject: “Common Bees of Western North America.”
As a life-long resident of the U.S. state of Oregon, I find it absolutely galling how many of the field guides to the plants, animals, and fungi of this country are limited in their geographic range to the eastern portion of it. So when I learn of a new one being published that focuses the western U.S., I immediately take notice.
Lepidopterists rejoice! Seabrooke Leckie has proclaimed tidings of great entomological joy on her Facebook and Twitter profiles: she has signed a contract to create a Peterson Field Guide to Moths of WESTERN North America.
When it comes to American bird watching, few names are better known or more widely respected than those of Donald and Lillian Stokes. For decades the couple have worked together to write and publish more than thirty books on bird watching and nature study – many specifically directed toward the beginner and backyard segments of […]