A. The source I picked was a book off my own shelf, The Flora and Fauna of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest, by Collin Varner. It will be a helpful resource for future steps of the Field Research Project.
Varner, Collin. The Flora and Fauna of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. Toronto, Heritage House Publishing, 2018.
B. This should surprisingly be considered non-academic material. C. Collin Varner is an expert in his field. The About the Author section of the text refers to him as an “arborist/horticulturist at the University of British Columbia” (Varner) and a member of the International Society of Arboriculture. The copyright page of the text also acknowledged sponsorship/financial support from the Government of Canada. While, there is a Bibliography page listing 27 sources, and a Photo Credits page, listing exact photographs, their page numbers, and source. In spite of this, I was unable to locate any in-text citations, which prevents the text from being considered academic material according to the tutorial.