Guides

Gardening with native plants is perhaps the fastest-growing sector in the gardening world. More and more gardeners are discovering the pleasure and...

Many gardeners today want a home landscape that nourishes and fosters wildlife, but they also want beauty, a space for the kids to play, privacy, a...

 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...

Their beauty strikes us. Their mystique enchants us. Wolves, coyotes, and foxes are beloved, appreciated, and misunderstood. A sighting in nature i...

Children (and adults) will marvel over the haunting sounds of the African savannah featured in this companion to The Little Book of Backyard Bird S...

Rumble! Hiss! Squawk! Thwack! With just the touch of a button, readers can travel back 65 million years and more to find out what these 12 extraord...

Key to identifying non-woody plants in late fall and winter by the dried structures that remain after frost, such as pods, dried flower heads, seed...

Identify and collect rocks and minerals with the perfect guide to the Great Lake State! With this famous field guide by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch,...

It is possible to grow trees from seed within a decade - the secret is to know what seeds to collect and how to prepare and plant them. This book...

 At the park, in the garden or on a walk, keep this tabbed booklet close at hand. Based on Jaret C. Daniels' best-selling butterfly field guides an...

Water is our most vital resource. Yet few understand even the basics of watershed ecology Watersheds: A Practical Handbook for Healthy Water 2nd Ed...

For amateur collectors or professional mycologists working in the field, this guidebook is quite simply the best North American mushroom reference ...

Identify nearly 700 butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi. The more than 1,200 color photographs and two dozen line drawings inc...

From the humble bumblebee to the honeybee colonies that pollinate many of our food crops, bees are beginning to earn the respect and adoration they...

Loons are truly wonderful, worthy of commemoration. Stunning to look at and personable enough to get to know, loons have captured our hearts. This ...

Undoubtedly the finest guide to North American birds. The publication of The Sibley Guide to Birds in 2000 quickly established David All...

The Stokes Beginner's Guides, intended for beginning nature lovers of all ages, offer a wealth of identification and behavior information in a port...

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

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

Individuals can’t save the world alone. But if millions of us work together to save our own patch of earth—then we really have a shot. How do we do...

A behind-the-scenes look at a hospital for severely injured turtles.Turtles have been around for 220 million years -- longer than dinosaurs. But no...

A fantastic visual guide to mushrooms, Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Da...

Your Definitive Guide to Petoskey StoneMichigan’s state stone is prized for its beautiful patterning, which is said to resemble the rays of the ris...

The vibrant red of the male Northern Cardinal is stunning any time of year—and nothing is more beautiful than the early spring duets of cardinals s...