Pocket-sized guide to identifying native trees of the Rockies and Great Basin, in the U.S. and Canada, from the plains to the alpine zone. Like all the plant guides in the Finders series, this book uses a key format that leads you through a series of choices to identify the plant by its leaves, needles, and other features. Explains life zones in the Rockies. Heavily illustrated with line drawings and range maps.

Rocky Mountain Tree Finder a Manual for Identifying Rocky Mountain Trees

Science & Math

Watts, Tom

Biological Sciences

Nature Study Guild

Guide to identifying native trees of the Pacific Coast region, from British Columbia to Baja California, by their leaves and needles. Organized as a dichotomous key, the book leads the user through a series of simple questions about the shape or appearance of different parts of a tree. Illustrated with line drawings. The small (6" by 4") format fits in pocket or pack to take along on a hike.

Pacific Coast Tree Finder: A Manual for Identifying Pacific Coast Trees (Nature Study Guides)

Reference

Redwood Region Flower Finder

Watts, Phoebe

Sierra Flower Finder a Guide to Sierra Nevada Wildflowers

Keator, Glenn

A guide to native ferns of Northern and central North AmericaIllustrated in 2 colors. Center stapled booklet.

Fern Finder

Anne E.

Hollowell, Barbara Hollowell

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

Miller, Dorcas S.

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

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Illustrated with drawings, this guide helps naturalists identify various life forms of the intertidal zone along the Pacific coastline. Preceded by a discussion about this environment and its creatures.

Pacific Intertidal Life: A Guide to Organisms of Rocky Reefs and Tide Pools of the Pacific Coast (Nature Study Guides)

Russo, Ron

Olhausen, Pam

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)

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