A walking guide to over 130 bird watching sites. Information on habitats and seasonal bird sightings for each site. Checklists of species for quick reference including the best times for sightings. Maps to make planning easier. "British Columbia is a veritable treasure trove of natural wonders, a living natural history museum. Early summer (June through early July) is the best time as the weather is at its best and all of the 249 breeding species are singing throughout the province.” KT

The Birder's Guide: British Columbia

Science & Math

TAYLOR, Keith

Nature & Ecology

Steller Press

Sooner or later every gardener comes around to roses. Of all flowers in all the gardens of the world, roses seem to exercise the greatest powers of attraction while at the same time generating the greatest apprehension and fear of failure. Let Christine Allen guide you as you choose your roses and care for your rose garden. Christine Allen is a writer and gardener. She joined the Vancouver Rose Society in 1987 and was its president in 1997 and 1998. She teaches courses on rose care and cultivation at Van Dusen Garden in Vancouver, where she also works as a volunteer. Christine lives on a farm in Langley, British Columbia, and grows over 200 roses, among herbs and perennials in her large country garden. Chapters include: Choosing a Rose; Suitable Roses for our climate; Preparing and designing the site; Amending your soil; Care and cultivation; Year round maintenance; Pruning; All-important pest control.

Roses for the Pacific Northwest

Allen, Christine

Arts & Photography

A companion volume to the successful The Birder's Guide to British Columbia, this guide to bird-watching sites on Vancouver Island is essential to both beginner and expert bird-watchers. It includes comprehensive itineraries for day trips to some of the best birding areas in North America, and also offers information on habitats and seasonal bird sightings for each site. A checklist of species includes the best times for sightings and provides a quick reference guide with easy-to-follow maps that make planning trips simple.

The Birder's Guide To Vancouver Island

Anyone can grow herbs--whether they live in a small urban apartment or on a country estate. The satisfaction of creating meals incorporating herbs grown in a backyard garden or creating fragrant "potpourri" gifts from a window-box herb garden is hard to beat. Moira Carlson tackles the vagaries of the Pacific Northwest climate and soil conditions in this comprehensive guide to herb cultivation in Northwestern climes. The regional climates of North America demand certain adjustments in the type of herbs chosen and the way they are grown. An invaluable source of information for beginners or experts, Herbs for the Pacific Northwest covers such topics as: Choosing herbs; Basic planting and care; Propagation; Harvesting; Storing herbs.

Herbs for the Pacific Northwest

Carlson, Moira

Vancouver's history and architecture in a fascinating set of self-guided walking tours. Vancouver is best appreciated on foot, whether it's the old commercial blocks of the inner city, the centuryold cottages of Strathcona or the mansions of Shaughnessy and West Vancouver's Caulfield. A few of the walks are only a block or two long while others range over entire neighborhoods, but even the longest can be walked comfortably in a few hours on a sunny afternoon. All include maps or clear directions in a text rich with historical anecdote and short on architectural bafflegab! Now revised and updated to reflect recent changes or losses to some of the buildings and houses on Vancouver's changing architecural landscape. Also incorporated is information offered from careful readers, who share an understandable fascination with old Vancouver.

Vancouver Walks: Discovering City Heritage

Michael Kluckner

John Atkin

Discover a unique way to see the history of the Lower mainland as the SkyTrain zips along the Expo line. Get off at different stops and go exploring. Find architecural gems, delightful residential areas, deep wooded ravines, or wander through British Columbia's largest shopping complex. Designed for visitors to Vancouver, and daily commuters, SkyTrain Explorer begins at the historic Waterfront Station, and travels through several interesting neighborhoods along the way, noting architectural details and history. Almost the entire 30minute journey is above ground, allowing passengers to see many historic and natural landmarks from their windows. SkyTrain Explorer encourages commuters and tourists alike to further explore intriguing neighborhoods through selfguided walking tours.

SkyTrain Explorer

Atkin, John

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