Our wildflowers are a burst of color! Using clear, crisp images Duane Sept has captured the essence of their colors and beauty on film. This photographic guide makes it easy to identify these wonders of the natural world. A total of 120 common species are featured in full color. With each wildflower species there is an easy to understand description as well as additional names and helpful notes such as edible plants, native plant use and similar species. Who would guess that some plants produce up to 300,000 seeds from one plant or that a few wildflowers only open their flowers on sunny days merely to close them around noon. In addition there is helpful information about habitats, conservation, a wildflower checklist and much more. Wildflowers are certainly not dull and there is more to them than meets the eye.

Common Wildflowers of Washington & Oregon

J. Duane Sept

Calypso Publishing

Welcome to the secret world of tropical butterflies! These marvels of the air amaze all who view them, and this guide features 40 fascinating species from all corners of the tropics, including several that are in danger because their habitat is disappearing so rapidly. Tropical butterflies are the winged jewels of the natural world. They are yours to enjoy in this book, which features distribution maps and information on the butterflies' life cycle, courtship and mating rituals, and adaptations for survival.

Tropical Butterflies of the World

Sept, J. Duane

WILD BERRIES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: ALASKA, WESTERN CANADA & THE NORTHWESTERN STATES offers details of the wild fruits and berries found throughout the Northwest. The fruits and berries featured in this guide are illustrated with more than 170 superb color photographs of the flowers and fruits of most species. Many species are edible and delicious, but others are not edible, and this guide will help you distinguish the ones you can eat from those that are poisonous. Additional information includes details about canning, freezing and drying, and a chapter of recipes. This book is a must for berry lovers, naturalists, campers, adventurous cooks, hikers and anyone who loves the outdoors. Great gift idea.

Wild Berries of The Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern States

Common Wildflowers of British Columbia

At last—a great new guidebook to the common mushrooms of the Northwest! This easy-to-use handbook helps you identify many of the species found in the region. Crisp, colorful photographs by Duane Sept illustrate 130 species of the mushrooms that seem to pop up all around us—some edible, some poisonous, all intriguing. 
In addition to pointers on identifying mushrooms, there are sections on preparing and storing edible mushrooms, mushroom ecology and the parts of a mushroom. When you take this smart, beautiful guide along on your walks in the woods, you’ll feel more confident about identifying many of the mushrooms you encounter, and you’ll pick up some interesting information along the way.

Common Mushrooms of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

WILD BERRIES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: ALASKA, WESTERN CANADA &amp; THE NORTHWESTERN STATES offers details of the wild fruits and berries found throughout the Northwest. The fruits and berries featured in this guide are illustrated with more than 170 superb color photographs of the flowers and fruits of most species. Many species are edible and delicious, but others are not edible, and this guide will help you distinguish the ones you can eat from those that are poisonous. Additional information includes details about canning, freezing and drying, and a chapter of recipes. This book is a must for berry lovers, naturalists, campers, adventurous cooks, hikers and anyone who loves the outdoors. Great gift idea.

Wild Berries of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

Trees are all around us, yet we often take them for granted. Some live more than 1,500 years, others produce spectacular color displays in the autumn, many have medicinal properties, at least one tree releases its seeds in fire. This concise, attractive guide features 49 amazing species along with more than 190 crisp full-color photos. Images show entire trees and also details of flowers, cones, fruit and bark. Species information includes detailed descriptions and specific notes on habitat, range, unique characteristics, along with a range map and key identification features. This new guide makes identification of trees and tall shrubs easier than ever, and it offers fascinating reading on trees of the Pacific Northwest.

Trees of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

Welcome to the secret world of tracks, sign and the animals that made them. Signs of the who, what and where of wildlife are all around us, even when their makers are too shy to come closer. This new guide is the key to unlocking the natural world that shares our environment, by day and by night. All we have to do is take the time to observe and interpret the signs. The book features nearly 50 species with photos of tracks, scat and other sign, as well as drawings of tracks, track patterns, distribution maps and interesting details on the appearance, habitat and behavior of each species. Information on 20 additional species is also included, to help identify other species in the area and to distinguish one animal from another. There is even a ruler on the back cover. Tracking is detective work fun, stimulating and very inspiring for anyone who is ready to meet the animals that share our landscape, by studying the fascinating clues they leave behind.

Animal Tracks and Signs of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

At last a great new guidebook to the common mushrooms of the Northwest! Now revised with the most up to date scientific names, this easy to use handbook helps you identify many of the species found in the region. Crisp, colorful photographs by Duane Sept illustrate 130 species of the mushrooms that seem to pop up all around us some edible, some poisonous, all intriguing. In addition to pointers on identifying mushrooms, there are sections on preparing and storing edible mushrooms, mushroom ecology and the parts of a mushroom. When you take this smart, beautiful guide along on your walks in the woods, you ll feel more confident about identifying many of the mushrooms you encounter, and you ll pick up some interesting information along the way.

Did you ever find an interesting rock and wonder what type of rock it is, and how it came to be formed? Western North America is rich in rocks and minerals of various origins, and in this new book, the most common ones are described in detail and illustrated in full color. This clear visual guide will help you identify rocks and minerals throughout the west, and give you fascinating information on their place in the landscape. Included here are jade, gold and other minerals that the west is famous for, as well as many more rocks that came from volcanoes or evolved from other substances or formed under intense heat and pressure; rocks that have brittle crystals or paper-thin layers or silky fibers. Some rocks and minerals are essential to our buildings and infrastructures; others are favorites for artists who make them into pendants, cameos and other amazing works. With the straightforward language and crisp, vibrant photographs in this guide, you will look at rocks and minerals in a whole new light!

Rocks & Minerals of Western North America

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Common Wildflowers of Washington & Oregon

Tropical Butterflies of the World

Wild Berries of The Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern States

Common Wildflowers of British Columbia

Common Mushrooms of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

Wild Berries of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

Trees of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

Animal Tracks and Signs of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

Common Mushrooms of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

Rocks & Minerals of Western North America