Resources

Clemants, S. and C. Gracie. 2006. Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: A Guide to the Northeastern United States. Oxford University Presss. NY, NY.
Coe, J. 1994. Eastern Birds. Golden Books, New York.
Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. and Holmgren, N.H. 1998. Illustrated Companion to Gleason and Cronquist’s Manual. Garden, Bronx, NY.
Ludlum, D.M. 1983. The New Jersey Weather Book. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ.
Newcomb, L. 1977. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Little, Brown and Company, Boston.
Palmer, E.L. and H.S. Fowler. 1975. Fieldbook of Natural History. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.
Peterson, R.T. and M. McKenny. 1968. A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and Northcentral North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.
Tiner, R.W. 1998. In Search of Swampland: A Wetland Sourcebook and Field Guide. Rutgers Univ. Press, New Brunswick, NJ.
Wernert, S.J. (ed.). 1991. North American Wildlife. Reader’s Digest, Pleasantville, NY.

Chorba, B.R. 2011.  A Guide for a Late summer to Early Fall Field Trip to the John A. Roebling Memorial Park.  For copy, contact: chorba@mccc.edu.

Caduto, M.J. 1985. Pond and Brook, A Guide to Nature Study in Freshwater Environments. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Comstock, A.B. 1939 (reprinted 1986). Handbook of Nature Study. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY.
Ingram, M. 1993. Bottle Biology. Kendall / Hunt Publishing Co. Dubuque, IO
Kane, P.F., D.A. Rosselet, and K. Anderson. 1992. Bridges to the Natural World. (New Jersey Audubon) Plains Printers, Inc., East Hanover, NJ.
Kellelheim, A.S. and B.E. Slattery. 1995. WOW!: The Wonders of Wetlands. Environmental Concern, Inc. (P.O. Box P, St. Michaels, MD 21663), St. Michaels, MD.
Lewington, R. and D. Streeter. 1993. The Natural History of the Oak Tree. Dorling Kindersley, London.
The Utica Marsh Council, I. 1989. A Marsh for All Seasons, Information and Teachers Guide for Utica Marsh. The Utica Marsh Council, Inc., Utica, NY.

Friends for the Marsh / M.A. Leck. 2011. A View Apart – The Hamilton – Trenton – Bordentown Marsh.
Slide Program and Accompanying Script
NJN. 2006, Turning the Tide. (Video) NJN, 609-777-0031.
NJN. 2009. Bonaparte’s Retreat. (Video). NJN, 609-777-0031. [Scroll down to see text and photos].
“Turtle Stone” Abbott Farm National Landmark Archaeology. (Video). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Archeology Reports, Lauralee Rappleye. NJDOT-Bureau of Environmental Program Resources. P.O. Box 600. Trenton, NJ 08625-0600. (609-530-2990).

There are many teaching materials available. Check the websites of scientific and historical organizations; universities (e.g., University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: Integration & Application Network); watershed associations; government agencies; non-profits including NEW Jersey Audubon Society, National Audubon Society. Please let us know effective and pertinent additions to the short list that follows.

Information about historical houses and persons may be obtained from local historical societies, libraries, and local and regional histories. This list is not exhaustive and is provided as a starting point for discovery of local history.
Abbott Farm National Historic Landmark (Mercer County)
http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1632&ResourceType=Site
http://www.state.nj.us/counties/mercer/about/community/openspace/abbott.html
Bordentown Historical Society
Hamilton Historical Society
Hamilton Library
http://www.hamiltonnjpl.org/
http://www.glover320.blogspot.com/
Isaac Pearson House
Three Beeches (home of Charles Conrad Abbott)
google: abbott + three beeches
Trenton Historical Society