Periodicals

From September, 1943 to December, 1971, the Vancouver Natural History Society published a newsletter known as the Bulletin. In 1995, Bill Merilees compiled Selected Excerpts from the Bulletin with Notes and an Index. Only a few copies of the Selected Excerpts were printed. PLease click here for a PDF copy. In 1972, the Bulletin was replaced by the journal Discovery. In 1999, another newsletter, the Vancouver Naturalist was launched.

Books

Over the years, Nature Vancouver has published a number of books of interest to naturalists; most of them are now out of print. Our two recent publications are featured below followed by a list of all the other books.

• The Birder’s Guide to Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Whitecap Books, Vancouver. 2001 (Revised edition to be published soon)
• Vancouver Birds in 1995. By Kyle Elliott and Wayne Gardner. Vancouver Natural History Society. 1997
• 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 
• The Birds of Burrard Inlet. Vancouver Natural History Society. 1995
• A Bird Watching Guide to the Vancouver Area, British Columbia. Cavendish Books, Vancouver. 1993
• The Vancouver Natural History Society, 1918 – 1993. By Jim Peacock. Vancouver Natural History Society. 1993
• Discovery Index: Volume 23 to Volume 29, No. 2 (1994 to 2000). Edited by Roland V. Wahlgren. (A PDF copy is available here)
• Discovery Index: Volumes 1 to 22 (1972 to 1993). Edited by Roland V. Wahlgren and Melanie Marchand
• 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
• The Natural History of Stanley Park. Edited by Valentin Schaefer and Angela Chen. Discovery Press, Vancouver. 1988
• Vancouver Birds in 1972. By R.W. Campbell, M.G. Shepard, M.G. Macdonald and W.C. Weber, Vancouver Natural History Society. 1973
• Vancouver Birds in 1971. By R.W. Campbell, M.G. Shepard and W.C. Weber, Vancouver Natural History Society. 1972 

Pamphlets

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