Guides

This foldout wildflower guide is compact and ready for use as soon as you need it. Perfect for backpack, glove compartment, or back pocket for inst...

Brightly colored flowers, rich soil, and delicious nectar, the garden landscape is a bug’s paradise. It attracts the ones we want to see—like bees,...

The Great Lakes’ watershed is the permanent or migratory home of over 450 species of birds, including the iconic common loon, whose haunting call c...

Make a bird walk a learning adventure for kids as they discover the fun of identifying the sights, sounds, and signs of bird life around them with ...

In this accessible, photographic guide for the beginner forager, professional mushroom hunter Frank Hyman teaches how to definitively identify 29 o...

Do you want a garden that makes a real difference? Choose plants native to our Midwest region. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the env...

Fun with Nature helps kids discover the incredible world in their backyards. It is a compilation of seven bestselling titles: Caterpillars Bugs and...

The flaming orange of the male Baltimore Oriole is always splendid to see. And the oriole’s familiar series of whistle songs pleasantly reminds us ...

Learn to identify common backyard weeds! Hundreds of full-color photos with easy-to-understand text make this a great visual guide to learn...

Separate Fact from Fiction with This Fun, Fascinating GuideWe need bats to eat mosquitoes, pollinate plants, and more! Karen Krebbs has been stu...

At the cabin, in the park, or on a hike, keep this tabbed booklet close at hand! Based on Stan Tekiela's best-selling wildflower field guides and f...

Discover the fascinating world of prehistoric life with this children’s book that includes an introduction to paleontology and a guide to dinosaurs...

The international bee crisis is threatening our global food supply, but this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our po...

With Bringing Nature Home, Doug Tallamy changed the conversation about gardening in America. His second book, the New York Times bestseller Nature’...

 Creatures that can turn from a caterpillar into a butterfly or a moth fascinate everyone. But there are many other interesting things to observe i...

Play all of your favorite card games while studying the agates of Lake Superior. Each card in this standard 52 piece deck features its own photo...

As incredible as it sounds, fossils are all around us, waiting to be discovered. Become a young paleontologist. Learn all about ancient life forms ...

How to Feed Backyard Birds: A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids is the perfect resource for beginners who are young (and not so young) to discover the ...

If you’re fascinated by animal tracks, the practice of tracking,  or you love spending time outdoors and exploring the natural world, learning to i...

This beautifully illustrated guide to Dragonflies & Damselflies highlights over 70 familiar and unique species and includes information on life...

The Perfect Birding CompanionEnjoy a variety of options for recording your favorite moments: Note which birds you see, and when and where yo...

Presented in a sophisticated and durable format, these handy, waterproof reference guides are a great source of portable and accessible information...

The Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America is the definitive resource for identifying bird species across all fifty states. Featuring ...

This Birder's Bible has helped naturalists accurately identify our beloved birds for more than sixty years. Made even easier to utilize now with a ...