Please visit the Restore Your Shore page of the Minnesota DNR Web site to see a list of selected Web sites that relate to natural shoreland management.

The page is located at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/restoreyourshore/.

Butterflies

Glassberg, Jeffrey. 1999. Butterflies Through Binoculars: the East. Oxford University Press. New York.

Ecological Restoration

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Services. 2000. Going Native: A prairie restoration handbook for Minnesota landowners. Scientific and Natural Areas Program.

Shaw, Daniel B. 2000. Native Vegetation in Restored and Created Wetlands: Its Establishment and Management in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources, St. Paul.

Lake Ecology

Monson, Bruce A. 1992. A Primer on Limnology, 2nd ed. Public report series #6. Water Resources Research Center, College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota, St. Paul.

Native Ecosystems - Minnesota

Gruchow, Paul. 1999. World's Within A World: Reflections on Visits to Minnesota Scientific and Natural Area Preserves. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Services.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1988. Natural Vegetation of Minnesota at the Time of the Public Land Survey. MN DNR Natural Heritage Program Biological Report No. 1. St. Paul.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1999. A Guide to Minnesota's Scientific and Natural Areas, 2nd ed. Division of Ecological Services, Scientific and Natural Areas Program. St. Paul.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1999. Living in the Landscape: Leaving Boundaries Behind. 27-minute Video Program. St. Paul.

Tester, John R. 1995. Minnesota's Natural Heritage: An Ecological Perspective. University of Minnesota Press. Minneapolis.

Plants: Field Guides

Eggers, Steve D. and Donald M. Reed. 1997. Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin, second edition. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District.

Elias, Thomas S. 2000. The Complete Trees of North America: A Field Guide and Natural History. Gramercy Publishing Company. New York.

Ladd, Douglas M. 1995. Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers: A Field Guide. A Nature Conservancy Book published by Falcon Press, Helena, Montana.

Ladd, Douglas M. 2001. North Woods Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada. Falcon Publishing Inc., Helena, Montana.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2000. A Guide to Aquatic Plants: Identification and Management. Division of Ecological Services, St. Paul.

Moyle, John B. and Evelyn W. Moyle. 2001. Northland Wildflowers: The Comprehensive Guide to the Minnesota Region. University of Minnesota Press. Minneapolis.

Preston, R. J. Jr. 1989. North American Trees: Exclusive of Mexico and Tropical Florida. 4th edition. Iowa State University Press. Ames, Iowa.

Shirley, Shirley. 1994. Restoring the Tallgrass Prairie: An Illustrated Manual for Iowa and the Upper Midwest. University of Iowa Press

Smith, Welby R. 1993. Orchids of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.

Tryon, Rolla. 1980. Ferns of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.

Van Bruggen, Theodore. 1992. Wildflowers, Grasses and Other Plants of the Northern Plains and Black Hills. 4th edition. Badlands Natural History Association. Fenske Printing, Inc. Rapid City, South Dakota.

Wisconsin Lakes Partnership. 1997. Through the Looking Glass: A Field Guide to Aquatic Plants. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and University of Wisconsin-Extension. Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Wildlife

Benyus, Janine M. 1989. Northwoods Wildlife: A Watcher's Guide to Habitats. NorthWord Press, Minocqua, Wisconsin.

Hazard, Evan B. 1982. The Mammals of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.

Henderson, Carrol, Andrea Lee Lambrecht and others. 1997. Traveler's Guide to Wildlife in Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Nongame Wildlife Program. St. Paul.

Oldfield, Barney and John J. Moriarty. 1994. Amphibians & Reptiles Native to Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.

Peterson, R. T. 1980. A Field Guide to the Birds. The Peterson Field Guide Series. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston.