A site with the ambitious goal of supporting and documenting plant exploration through history and modern times. The bulk of the pages are biographies of the more famous plant hunters of the last few centuries.
Archives: Recommended Websites
CBHL (Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries)
“An international organization of individuals, organizations and institutions concerned with the development, maintenance and use of libraries of botanical and horticultural literature.”
Botanicus Digital Library
“Botanicus is a freely accessible, Web-based encyclopedia of historic botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library.”
Timber Press
Timber Press is a Portland, Oregon, publisher of books about gardening, ornamental and edible horticulture, garden design, sustainability, natural history, and the Pacific Northwest.
Taunton Press
Books, videos and Fine Gardening Magazine
Seattle Rhododendron Society
Summerfield Books
New, out-of-print and antiquarian books on botany, forestry and natural history
Seattle Audubon Society
“Seattle Audubon cultivates and leads a community that values and protects birds and the natural environment.”
NHBS Environment Bookstore
Wide selection of books on wildlife, science and conservation