Bucknell Couple Publishes Field Guide to Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Region

“LEWISBURG, Pa. — A Bucknell University couple has published a new edition of their field guide to the shrubs and woody vines of the region, a project that has been a true labor of love since the turn of the century. Written by Professor Chris Martine, biology, Shrubs and Vines of New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic States covers roughly 120 species. The book features more than 70 pen-and-ink illustrations by Rachel Martine, artist relations and educational programs coordinator at Bucknell’s Weis Center for the Performing Arts.

Martine first started thinking about writing a shrub guide in the late 1990s when, while working as an outdoor educator with the New Jersey Forest Service, he authored the Trees of New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic States pocket guide as a tool for students and nature lovers to get to know their arborescent friends.”