Books:
- Mosses Lichens and Ferns of Northwest North America by Dale H. Vitt, Janet E. Marsh, and Robin B Bovey is a great resources for learning more about mosses and lichen in our region. You can find it here!
- Lichens of the North Woods by Joe Walewski
- Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest by Bruce McCune and Linda Geiser
- The Burke Museum has a great collection of mosses and lichen on the UW campus. Check out their online database. From this page, click "Search the Database," then use the polygon feature to set your geographic constraints. This can be an especially useful tool if you're trying to ID a moss or lichen!
- A useful and fun website with some basic lichenology is in this ecology field guide, with pages 67-78 dedicated to lichen.
- This California Lichen Society page is also a great resource for keys, checklists, literature, and books related to lichen.
- Another pdf found here from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has some great introductory information on bryophytes (which include mosses) and lichens, their roles in forest ecosystems, and other interesting facts.
- This page from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is dedicated to bryophytes. In particular, the classification, structural features, natural history, ecology and evolutionary relationships of these plants.
- Mosses in Seattle made the New York Times last year! Read the article here.
- Do you like getting crafty? Do you like nature? How about property defacement? Well you can combine all three of these interests with a unique and unusual art form called moss graffiti. As described in this website picturing 20 masterpieces of moss graffiti, "Imagine an art form that uses living, respiring material; an art form that creates mini eco-systems in often complex and beautiful patterns. It changes the face of urban landscapes and redefines the term “urban jungle.”" The site also teaches you how to make it yourself!
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