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External Learning & References
Supplemental resources for the committed and the curious.
* These external organizations and resources operate independently of The Ladybird Company. They are shared for educational purposes only.
Provincial & Federal
Ecology Organizations
Excellent sources for trusted information, workshops, tours, conferences, classes, conservation projects, databases, etc.
Alberta Native Plant​ Council (ANPC)
Nature Alberta (NA)
Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan​
Nature Saskatchewan
Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI)
Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre
Canadian Botanical Association https://www.cba-abc.ca/
NatureServe Canada
Network of Nature
Seeds of Diversity
Herbals, Botanical Illustrations, Herbariums & Other Plant Databases
Sources to use for accurate identification & ID verification,
and to research species' characteristics,
Canada Museum of Nature Herbarium Mounts
https://www.canadensys.net/collection/e82e8b96-cd63-41c4-aa47-be1e018906c9/specimens
A Curious Herbal Vol. 1 (late 1730s)
by Elizabeth Blackwell
Hand-Artlas sämmtlicher medicinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewächse (1876)
by Dr. Wilibald Artus
Spices, their nature and growth, the vanilla bean, a talk on tea (1915)
by McCormick and Company
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Foraging & Ethics
External references regarding best wildcrafting practices.
Recommended Reads
This section will be completed shortly. Stay tuned!