The most comprehensive resource for sea kayak trips along the entire Maine coast. Dorcas Miller explored every inch of Maine's rocky coast to produce what has become the indispensable resource for anyone who launches a kayak in Maine's coastal waters. In this completely updated edition, she has once again scoured the shore from south to north for the latest information on launch sites, mainland and island accessibility, historic sites, and natural areas. Paddlers at all levels will appreciate the detailed information for planning day trips and multi-day expeditions. Here you'll find maps, diagrams, and photographs; trip suggestions; information on tides, currents, safety considerations and danger zones; tips on low-impact paddling; an overview of Maine's coastal flora and fauna; a list of salt-water campgrounds; and an inventory of guide services, rentals, and sea kayaking programs. Forts and lighthouses, dramatic cliffs and stunning pocket beaches, granite-rimmed islands and half-tide ledges await your discovery. 57 black-and-white photographs and 29 maps

Kayaking the Maine Coast: A Paddler's Guide to Day Trips from Kittery to Cobscook

Sports & Outdoors

Miller, Dorcas S.

Water Sports

Countryman Press

Provides instructions and recipes for cooking, rehydrating, packaging, and drying foods to take backpacking

Backcountry Cooking: From Pack to Plate in 10 Minutes

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Outdoor Cooking

MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS+

This book will help you identify plants with fleshy fruit one inch in diameter or smaller found in Eastern North America. Ripe fruits are described in this book. Most unripe fruits are green or white, and many turn several colors before maturing. Note that this is a plant identification book, not a guide to edible plants. This book calls all fleshy fruits "berries," whether they are drupes, pomes, accessory fruits, aggregates, or true berries. It includes native species as well as some cultivated species that have escaped to the wild.

Berry Finder: A Guide to Native Plants with Fleshy Fruits for Eastern North America

Reference

Nature Study Guild

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 capsules, and burrs. Includes common native and naturalized herbs and native ferns. Area covered is the upper Midwest and eastern U.S. north of South Carolina, and eastern Canada. Illustrated with line drawings.

Winter Weed Finder: A Guide to Dry Plants in Winter (Nature Study Guides)

Nature Study Guild Publishers

A guide to patterns in the night sky, with star stories from around the world. People around the world, and through the centuries, from the ancient Egyptians to the Pomo of California, have given names to the patterns they see in the night sky. The latest book in the Finders series of pocket guides introduces constellations from many cultures, and shows how to find them in the sky. With hints for stargazing, seasonal star maps, and constellation profiles; heavily illustrated by the author. Most useful for stargazing between the 30th and 50th parallels in the northern hemisphere. In North America, this includes the contiguous United States (except the Florida peninsula and southernmost Texas), and southern Canada. Also includes southern Europe, Turkey, northern China, and Japan.

Constellation Finder: A guide to patterns in the night sky with star stories from around the world

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

Berry Finder: A guide to native plants with fleshy fruits (Nature Study Guides)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Easily identify the animal tracks you find! Track Finder is a fully updated edition of the pocket guide that sold more than 300,000 copies! With this handy, easy-to-use book, you’ll be able to identify mammal tracks of eastern North America, from the states that border the Mississippi River all the way over to the Atlantic Ocean. The guide by Dorcas S. Miller includes keys to print shapes and track patterns―along with tips for comparing similar species―discussion of scat and other signs, habitat information, range maps, and Cherie Hunter Day’s beautiful drawings of the animals and their tracks. With a convenient 6" x 4" size, Track Finder fits nicely in your back pocket or backpack, so bring it along on your next outing!

Track Finder: A Guide to Mammal Tracks of Eastern North America (Nature Study Guides)

Identify mammal scat in eastern North America with this pocket-size guide. If you're fascinated by animal tracks or the practice of tracking, then learning to identify scat is a helpful aid. If you're curious about which critters are crossing your path or are in your backyard, then Scat Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify mammal scat of eastern North America, from the states that border the Mississippi River all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Book Features: <ul> <li>Key to mammal scat: cords, pellets, splats, and tubes</li> <li>Tips on where to find scat and what its color and shape can tell you</li> <li>A look at the animals' teeth, jaws, and digestive systems</li> <li>Clues for distinguishing between scat from similar species (e.g., within the same family)</li> <li>Scat size guide, including minimum, maximum, and typical size range</li> <li>A study of birds' cough pellets and droppings</li> <li>The author's professional drawings of the animals and their scat</li> <li>Small (6- by 4-inch) format that fits in a pocket or backpack to take along on a hike</li> </ul> This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Scat Finder: A Guide to Mammal Scat of Eastern North America (Nature Study Guides)

Identify wild berries and fruits in eastern North America with this pocket-size guide. If you're fascinated by native plants or the practice of foraging, then learning to identify berries and fruits is essential. While this is not a guide to edible plants, Berry Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is a great tool for getting started with plant identification. This handy, easy-to-use booklet can help you identify native plants with fleshy fruit in the eastern half of North America. The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying ripe fruits that are one inch in diameter or smaller. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the shape or appearance of the plant, as well as its berries, leaves, and twigs. Along the way, professional illustrations by Cherie Hunter May help to guide you to a positive identification. Book Features: <ul> <li>Step-by-step guide to identifying wild berries and fruits</li> <li>More than 120 species of plants, shrubs, and trees</li> <li>Professional line illustrations with key markings for identification</li> <li>Small format that fits into a pocket or pack</li> </ul> This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and parts of Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Berry Finder: Identifying Native Plants with Fleshy Fruits in Eastern North America (Nature Study Guides)

Identify weeds in eastern North America with this pocket-size guide. You can appreciate and enjoy nature's plants and wildflowers--even during late fall and winter! If you're curious about the dry, non-woody plants that you encounter, then Winter Weed Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify common native and naturalized herbs and native ferns throughout much of the eastern United States and parts of southern Canada. The book provides a dichotomous key to identifying non-woody plants in late fall and winter. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the shape or appearance ofthe dried structures that remain after frost, such as pods, dried flower heads, seed capsules, and burrs. Along the way, professional illustrations by Ellen Amendolara help to guide you to a positive identification. Book Features: <ul> <li>Step-by-step guide to winter weed identification</li> <li>More than 100 species of wildflowers and other non-woody plants</li> <li>Professional line illustrations with key markings for identification</li> <li>Small format that fits into a pocket or pack</li> </ul> This guide is applicable to southeastern Canada and the US states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Winter Weed Finder: Identifying Dry Plants of Central and Eastern North America (Nature Study Guides)

Biological Sciences

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