People often ask us what books we use and recommend. So here is an
incomplete list of some great books that we love!

Recommended Reading and Resources:

  • The Tracker, by Tom Brown Jr.
  • Grandfather, by Tom Brown Jr.
  • The Wild Within, by Paul Rezendes
  • In the Days of Victorio, by Eve Ball
  • The Healing Wisdom of Africa, by Malidoma Some
  • Nature and the Human Soul, by Bill Plotkin
  • Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv
  • The Way of the Scout, by Tom Brown Jr.


      Field Guides and Instructional Books:
  • Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature, by Jon Young, Ellen Haas, and
    Evan McGown
  • The Kamana series, by Jon Young
  • Tracking & the Art of Seeing, by Paul Rezendes
  • Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking, by Tom
    Brown Jr.
  • Animal Tracking Basics, by Jon Young and Tiffany Morgan
  • Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival, by Tom Brown Jr.
  • Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Forests, by John Kricher and Gordon
    Morrison
  • National Audubon Society Field Guide to Eastern Trees
  • Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Trees
  • National Audubon Society Field Guide to Mushrooms
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