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When you set out on your next outdoor adventure, you'll want to make sure to bring along one of our outdoor field guides. Whether you're looking for bird field guides, fish field guides, flower field guides, geology field guides or even our very own sasquatch field guides, we've got you covered.

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Pacific Seaweeds: Updated and Expanded Edition
Pacific Seaweeds: Updated and Expanded Edition - Folding Pocket Guide
HPC154
This updated and expanded guide thoroughly documents every aspect of seaweed life, from species identification and seaweed biology to the essential--and often surprising--roles seaweed plays in the marine ecosystem and our everyday lives. Seaweeds are used in everything from cosmetics to sustainable biofuels, and some species, like kelp, contribute to the remediation of coastal ecosystems. Featuring an attractive new full-colour design, the expanded  Pacific Seaweeds  includes updated species descriptions, dozens of additional colour photos, new species discovered since the original edition, and brand-new sections on common shore...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Louis Druehl
ISBN: 9781550177374
$2895
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Backpack Explorer Stickers: Nature Adventure - Book
HCT093
Backpack Explorer Stickers: Nature Adventure is packed with 300 colorful stickers kids can use to track nature finds, create habitat scenes, and make a trail map on the illustrated activity pages.The best-selling Backpack Explorer series presents a new, interactive sticker book for nature-loving kids ages 4 and up. The book is packed with 300 colorful stickers of plants, trees, animals, birds, bugs, and flowers kids can use on the illustrated activity pages to track their nature finds, create habitat sticker scenes, and design their own trail map. With the scientifically accurate sticker illustrations, kids learn to identify the featured...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 10 x 8
Author: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 9781635868623
$1499
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State Flags & Facts - Folding Pocket Guide
WFP074
State Flags and Facts is a unique, pocket-sized folding guide to state-specific information on all 50 states. The guide highlights state plants, animals and fossils, state motto and nicknames, state capital and date of entering the union. Laminated for durability, this handy guide is a great source of portable information and is extremely easy to use as a reference.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 8.25 X 3.69
Author: James Kavanagh
ISBN: 9781583551943
$795
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A Field Guide to Alpine Flowers of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Alpine Flowers of the Pacific Northwest - Folding Pocket Guide
HPC145
This portable 8-fold guide is the perfect companion to Phillipa Hudson's easy-to-use  Coastal Flowers of the Pacific Northwest , and features 112 spectacular photos of flowers found from the mid to alpine elevations on Vancouver Island and the Coast Mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Organized into a two-sided colour coded chart with a ruler printed on the back cover, this handy guide will aid in the quick identification of almost any flower one is likely to encounter in the higher realms of the Pacific Northwest, from exquisite yellow glacier lilies to elusive alpine pussy-toes. Labelled with both English and Latin names with...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 9.1 x 0.1 x 4.7
Author: Phillipa Hudson
ISBN: 9781550175400
$795
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Fishes of the Alaskan Coast - Book - Paracay
Fishes of the Alaskan Coast - Book
FGG108
This Folding Guide includes 60 marine fishes, both common and exotic, found in the Gulf of Alaska. Includes both nearshore and deeper water species pelagics, skates, sharks, rockfishes, salmon, sole, and more. Detailed illustrations, descriptions, typical length and weight are included. Val Kells, is the award-winning illustrator of many field guides including the Field Guide to Coastal Fishes from Alaska to California (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016) from which the illustrations in this guide are taken.
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 4.0 x 0.2 x 9.0"
Author: Val Kells
ISBN: 9781621262770
$995
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Dangerous Marine Animals
Dangerous Marine Animals - Book
CMP214
What would you do if faced with a school of sharks in a feeding frenzy? Find out in this book, unquestionably the most authoritative compact guide to the world of underwater animals that are poisonous, venomous, and electric. It is an excellent practical handbook for sailors, marine biologists, ecologists, naturalists, physicians, students, and scuba divers-in short, anyone interested in the denizens of shallow marine waters and the deep. This new edition describes and fully illustrates these dangerous marine animals, their noxious effects, treatment of ailments resulting from them, and, most importantly, how to avoid mishaps. More than...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Bruce W. Halstead, MD
ISBN: 9780870334740
$2495
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The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised: Illustrated Guide to Foraging, Harvesting, and Enjoying Wild Mushrooms - Book
QPG003
Do you know your mushrooms? This is the only mushrooming book that will introduce you safely and with confidence to the not-so underground hobby of mushroom hunting and gathering. Gathering edible wild food is a lovely way to forge a connection to the earth. Mushrooms are the ultimate local food source; they grow literally everywhere, from mountains and woodlands to urban and suburban parks to your own backyard. The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised  is a new edition of Quarry's successful  Complete Mushroom Hunter . It will enrich your understanding of the natural world and build an appreciation for an ancient, critically...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 10.5
Author: Gary Lincoff
ISBN: 9781631593017
$2499
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Reeds Weather Handbook 2nd edition - Book
MPS231
This pocket-sized guide will equip sailors with the knowledge to read and predict the weather. Weather determines when we sail, where we sail to and whether we arrive safely. This essential pocket-sized guide equips the reader with all the necessary tools to predict and deal with local and distant weather conditions, whether on a day trip or a longer cruise, along the coast or further offshore. Each topic is broken down into digestible chapters, explaining the origins and effects of the full spectrum of weather conditions, including: - using and evaluating weather forecasts - depressions, fronts, isobars and other coastal effects...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 4 x 6
Author: Frank Singleton
ISBN: 9781472965066
$1600
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Hawaii Reef Fish Field Guide #2 (Laminated 2-Sided Card)
Hawaii Reef Fish Field Guide #2 - Laminated Card
RFP013
Single sheet field guides are 7" by 11" (17. 85 cm by 28 cm), double-sided, laminated to withstand the elements, and printed on high quality stock with durable UV-resistant inks. . . Printed in the USA on recycled paper
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Field Identification Guide
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 11
ISBN: 1888538007
$695
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Common Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest - Folding Pocket Guide
FGG093
59 butterfly species are covered, both common and exotic, found in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. They include swallowtails, fritillaries, metalmarks, sulphurs, skippers, hairstreaks, blues, and more. Images, descriptive captions, and habitat index by Rick Cech (pronounced Check), a well known naturalist and butterfly expert, author of Butterflies of the East Coast
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 4 x 9
Author: Rick Cech
ISBN: 9781621262282
$995
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The Sea Forager's Guide to the Northern California Coast
The Sea Forager's Guide to the Northern California Coast - Book
HEY004
The first foraging guide for the California coast   In  The Sea Forager's Guide to the Northern California Coast , Kirk Lombard combines a startling depth of knowledge with wry humor and colorful storytelling to guide readers' quests to hook fish, dig clams, and pick seaweed for themselves. Leighton Kelly's stunning, occasionally idiosyncratic illustrations complement practical instructions for gathering a variety of fish and seafood and delicious recipes for what to do with each catch. Lombard, a former staff member at the state Department of Fish and Game and founder of the foraging tour company/seafood delivery service Sea...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.6 x 0.8 x 8.5
Author: Kirk Lombard
ISBN: 9781597143578
$2500
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Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Revised Edition - Book
WPC171
In  Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest , Steve Trudell describes and illustrates 493 species of the most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms found in Oregon, Washington, southern British Columbia, Idaho, and western Montana. With helpful identification keys and photographs and a clear, color-coded layout,  Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest  is ideal for hikers, foragers, and natural history buffs and is the perfect tool for loving where you live.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 8.5
Author: Steve Trudell
ISBN: 9781643260860
$2999
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A Field Guide to Marine Life of the Protected Waters of the Salish Sea - Folding Pocket Guide
HPC160
Rick Harbo, one of the Pacific Northwest’s leading marine writers and photographers, is back with a new addition to Harbour Publishing’s popular series of pocket-sized field guides.  A Field Guide to Marine Life of the Protected Waters of the Salish Sea  includes the most commonly observed species in the tide pools and protected waters of the Salish Sea―that intricate network of coastal waterways spanning southern BC and northwestern Washington. Covering invertebrates, fish and seaweeds, this guide includes key identification features, fun facts and habitat, as well as seventy colour photographs. Water-resistant and compact, this guide...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 9
Author: Rick M. Harbo
ISBN: 9781550178531
$795
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Edible and Medicinal Plants of California - Folding Pocket Guide
QRP032
California is an amazing region to view the abundant marine life found in the intertidal zone (the area between high and low tide). At low tide an incredible world of marine life is unveiled! With this guide you will be able to identify many of the creatures that you may find here. Using crisp, clear photographs along with short, detailed descriptions you will also be able to identify the numerous types of shellfish that you may collect for the table. Additional information included in this guide includes: • The major groups of marine life • Species identification for shellfish collecting • Tips for staying safe while visiting the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 4 x 9
Author: J. Duane Sept
ISBN: 9781954018105
$895
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Edible Mushrooms: Safe to Pick, Good to Eat
Edible Mushrooms: Safe to Pick, Good to Eat - Book
HHP021
Wandering the woods in search of mushrooms is one of life’s great pleasures. But be careful to pick the right ones! With  Edible Mushrooms  in your backpack, you’ll know to pick only the safest, most delicious chanterelles, truffles, morels, and more. Author Barbro Forsberg presents forty edible species and reveals how, when, and where to find them—knowledge gained over the course of four decades spent mushrooming in the woods. Discover such aspects of mushrooming as: Characteristics of edible mushrooms, per species Cooking, cleaning, and drying the day’s bounty Edible, inedible, or toxic? Photographs and descriptions for what...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.8 x 9.5
Author: Barbro Forsberg
ISBN: 9781628736441
$1695
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Chaparral Shrublands of Southern California
Chaparral Shrublands of Southern California - Folding Pocket Guide
WFP130
Chaparral – the shrub-dominated landscape found in-between the coast and the mountains – is California's most extensive ecosystem and can be found in every single county in the state. This beautifully illustrated guide – produced with the assistance of the San Diego Audubon Society and other partners – highlights over 140 familiar species of trees and wildflowers, cacti, insects, reptiles and amphibians, birds, mammals (and their tracks). Proceeds from the sale of this guide go in part to further the work of the sponsoring partner. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 8.25 x 3.69
Author: James Kavanagh
ISBN: 9781583556832
$795
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