Thomas J. Elpel
Author of Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification
About the Author
Thomas J. Elpel grew up in Virginia City, Montana. Under the instruction of his grandmother Josie Jewett, he learned how to identify and use the local herbs and plants, find arrowheads, and appreciate wildlife and the outdoors. Elpel received training from the Outdoor Survival School and Tom show more Brown's Tracker School, and is now the director of the Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School (HOPS) in Pony, Montana show less
Works by Thomas J. Elpel
Participating in Nature: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills (1999) 68 copies, 1 review
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A great reference book, that teaches you plant identification through plant families and orders yet still contains some of the author's personal reflections, experience, and gathered information. Botany does not seem to be an exact science, and some of the plant families have been officially changed, apparently, since publication. Nonetheless, this book offers an awesome amount of self-education and learning possibilities for any botany fan.
I'm not *done* done but I finished reading the introduction and read about some random families as they came up and keyed out at least one thing, so I am counting it. I am obsessed with this book!!!
great how-to with clear, do-able steps. Skip NOLS and the thousands of bucks they charge.
A good primer for many skills and easy to read.
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