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Publications

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To celebrate its 90th anniversary, Nature Vancouver has published a nature guide titled Parks and Nature Places Around Vancouver. The guide is available in all bookstores. It is also available through Nature Vancouver at a reduced cost of $20 per copy. Please click here for more information.

Periodicals

Discovery - A journal of natural history is published twice a year and is mailed to all members.
 
Vancouver Naturalist - Newsletter is published four times a year and is mailed to all members.
 
Wandering Tattler is a monthly newsletter of the Birding Section and is published from September to April. Copies are available at Birders' Night Programs or from Editor Jude Grass ($1.50 per issue).
 
Books

Over the years, Nature Vancouver has published a nunmber of books of interest to naturalists; most of them are now out of print. A few copies, of some of the books, may still be available from Jeremy McCall. Following is a complete listing of all the books (compiled by Jeremy McCall):

Vancouver Birds in 1971. By R.W. Campbell, M.G. Shepard and W.C. Weber, Vancouver Natural History Society, 1972.

Vancouver Birds in 1972. By R.W. Campbell, M.G. Shepard, M.G. Macdonald and W.C. Weber, Vancouver Natural History Society, 1973.

Nature West Coast: A study of plants, insects, birds, mammals and marine life as seen in Lighthouse Park. Edited by Kathleen Smith, Nancy Anderson, and Katherine Beamish. Discovery Press, 1973; republished by Sono Nis Press, Victoria, 1988. (A few copies available).

The Natural History of Stanley Park. Edited by Valentin Schaefer and Angela Chen. Discovery Press, Vancouver, 1988. (A few copies available).

Discovery Index Issue. Vol. 22, No. 5 Volumes 1 to 22, 1972 to 1993. Edited by Roland V. Wahlgren and Melanie Marchand. (A few copies available).

Discovery Index Issue. Vol. 23, No. 1 to Vol. 29, No. 2, 1994 to 2000. Compiled and edited by Roland V. Wahlgren. (On line Edition available in PDF)

The Vancouver Natural History Society, 1918 – 1993. By Jim Peacock. Vancouver Natural History Society, 1993.

A Bird Watching Guide to the Vancouver Area, British Columbia. Cavendish Books, Vancouver, 1993.

The Birds of Burrard Inlet. Vancouver Natural History Society, 1995.

Nature in Vancouver: A Guide to the best places to find birds, animals, insects, marine life, plants and flowers in and around Vancouver. The Vancouver Natural History Society, Cavendish Books, Vancouver, 1996

Vancouver Birds in 1995. By Kyle Elliott and Wayne Gardner. Vancouver Natural History Society, 1997. (A few copies available).

The Birder’s Guide to Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Whitecap Books, Vancouver, 2001.

Wilderness on the Doorstep. Discovering Nature in Stanley Park. Edited by Alison Parkinson. Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, BC, 2006. (A few copies available).

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