Guides

WASPS is the first full-color, illustrated guide featuring approximately 150 species of flower-visiting wasps that occur in eastern North America, ...

While most true bugs have a varied diet of plant and animal matter, many spend much of their lives on flowers and flowering plants. In addition, th...

A Perfect Bedtime Story, Whether You’re Under a Roof or Under the Stars Gather the children. Cuddle into a warm sleeping bag. It’s time to fall asl...

Gardeners who are intrigued by the possibilities of native plants will find this treatment of seed collection and germination, from native annuals ...

Gleason’s Plants of Michigan is a major revision and expansion of The Plants of Michigan by Henry A. Gleason—the 1918 classic field guide to the fl...

The revised edition of this well-loved guide is the essential reference for the identification of amphibians and reptiles in the Great ...

The geologic story of the Great Lakes region is one of the most remarkable of any place on Earth.  Great Lakes Rocks takes readers on this fascina...

Shrubs and vines are some of the most diverse and widespread plants in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan Shrubs and Vines is the must-h...

Enjoying Cardinals More will help with attracting and watching cardinals in your yard. Cardinals songs, sounds and behavior are described. Each 32-...

It began with a flutter of yellow feathers flitting through the trees, casting beams of sunshine and promise that burst through her kitchen window....

In an age when people are in search of new and more fulfilling experiences to replace screens and bring families together, this book explores 100 w...

​A comprehensive book illustrating the specific relationships between native pollinators, beneficial insects, and native plants. Organized by plant...

Introduce children to the planets, Earth’s moon, and the sun through this astronomy-themed board book. Children are never too young to begin learni...

More than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumble Bees of Nor...

 Northern Michigan is a place, like all places, in change. Over the past half century, its landscape has been bulldozed, subdivided, an...

Combining informative and accessible text, up-to-date maps, and--above all--stunning color photographs, this is the best and most lavishly...

Renowned for their elaborate mating displays, sandhill cranes also use body language to announce intent, establish dominance, show arousal, preserv...

Learn to Identify Trees in Michigan! With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make tree identifica...

Identify constellations in the night sky with this pocket-size guide. You can appreciate stars and enjoy stargazing! If you’re curious about the ni...

Transform your garden into a haven for all kinds of wildlife! In a world with too much concrete and not enough greenery, every wildlife-friendly ga...

Identifying hawks in flight is a tricky business. Across North America, tens of thousands of people gather every spring and fall at more than one t...

The ultimate must-have guide for identifying migrant raptors, Hawks at a Distance is the first volume to focus on distant raptors as they are truly...

Get your coloring pencils ready for this wild Woodland Coloring Book from Petit Collage. Color in the woodland scenes featuring playful rabbits, bu...

This book looks at the Kirtland’s warbler and wildlife conservation in a way that no other book has. It looks back on the history of this unique b...