These books were recommended by Big River Big Woods members at various chapter meetings:
- Naturally Curious by Mary Holland
- Gardening with Native Grasses in Cold Climates, Resource from UMN Extension Service, free online book
- Wilding: The return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabel Tree
- A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
- Northland Wild Flowers: A Guide for the MN Region by John B. Moyle and Evelyn W. Moyle
- Growing and Propagating Wildflowers by William Cullina
- Gardening Revolution by Larry Weaner
- Wildflowers of the BWCA and the North Shore by Mark Stenke