Identification Guides
Stream Bugs as Biomonitors:
A Guide to Pacific Northwest Macroinvertebrate Monitoring and Identification
By Jeff Adams with Mace Vaughan and Scott Hoffman Black, The Xerces Society
This CD-ROM (designed for use with PC computer) details the process of freshwater macroinvertebrate monitoring in the Pacific Northwest. The CD includes detailed identification guides and descriptions of nearly 500 Pacific Northwest macroinvertebrates. Also available is a companion field guide with images and brief discussions of the 56 groups (mostly families) of macroinvertebrates that are likely to be encountered in the riffles of wadeable Northwest streams.
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CD & Field Guide $14 members, $17 nonmembers; CD only $9, Field Guide only $8
Aquatic Invertebrates in Pacific Northwest Freshwater Wetlands:
An Identification Guide and Educational Resource
By Sarina Jepsen, Jeff Adams, Lisa Schonberg, Erika Arnold, Celeste Mazzacano, and Scott Hoffman Black, The Xerces Society
This CD-ROM (designed for use with a PC computer) includes a key to family for the aquatic invertebrates in Pacific Northwest Freshwater wetlands. It also contains information on wetland bioassessment, collecting and preserving wetland invertebrates and wetland conservation.
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CD-Rom $5 members/nonmembers
Bumble bee pocket identification guides
By Elaine Evans and The Xerces Society
Guides are available for the following species:
the rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) – download PDF
the western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis) – download PDF
the yellowbanded bumble bee (Bombus terricola) – download PDF
folding instructions for all pocket identification guides – download PDF
Freshwater Mussels of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition
By Ethan Jay Nedeau, Allan K. Smith, Jen Stone, and Sarina Jepsen
This guide provides basic identification, distribution, life history and conservation information for each of the seven species of freshwater mussels native to the Pacific Northwest. Download PDF for free or purchase a paper copy for $8.00.