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Adventure Skills Guides: Foraging in North America: The Top 12 Plants to Seek Out
Adventure Skills Guides: Foraging in North America: The Top 12 Plants to Seek Out
AVK059
$9.95  
Spiral, Tom Anderson, 32 pages, 4 x 7, 9781591938323
Learn to identify, collect, and prepare wild edibles! Step into your backyard, garden, or nearby green space, and harvest an abundance of free, nutritious, and organic greens, tubers, and fruits.   Foraging in North America   introduces you to 12 widely accessible wild plants that can be...
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Northwest
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Northwest
QRP033
$8.95  
Laminated Pocket Guide, J. Duane Sept, 12 pages, 4 x 9, 9781954018129
The possible benefits of wild plants for human health and well-being are extensive! Early settlers from England and Europe brought their knowledge of edible plants and medical treatments with them to the New World. Indigenous peoples too developed a widespread knowledge of edible and medicinal...
Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants: 2nd Edition
Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants: 2nd Edition
SPB015
$22.95  
Paperback, Bradford Angier, Revised by David K. Foster, 9780811734936
First-ever revision of a classic guidebook Information on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and medicinal qualities as well as updated taxonomy and 15 new species How to identify and use wild plants for medicinal purposes This illustrated guide to North American wild...
Audubon Field Guide to Trees: Eastern Region
Audubon Field Guide to Trees: Eastern Region
RAN211
$23.95  
Paperback, National Audubon Society, 710 pages, 4.25 x 7.75, 9780394507606
All 933 identification pictures are full-color photos of significant details of virtually all native trees and many cultivated species as you see them in their natural habitat.
NORTHWEST FORAGING: The Classic Guide to Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest
NORTHWEST FORAGING: The Classic Guide to Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest
MOU059
$16.95  
Paperback, Doug Benoliel, 192 pages, 5.5 X 7.5, 9781594853661
* Suitable for novice foragers and seasoned botanists alike* More than 65 of the most common edible plants in the Pacific Northwest are thoroughly described*Poisonous plants commonly encountered are also included Originally published in 1974, Northwest Foraging quickly became a wild food...
Hawaii Trees & Wildflowers Hawaii Trees & Wildflowers Hawaii Trees & Wildflowers
Hawaii Trees & Wildflowers
WFP030
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583555095
Hawaii Trees & Wildflowers is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide to familiar trees, shrubs, food plants and wildflowers. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 110 familiar species and includes a map featuring prominent state-wide botanical sanctuaries. Because of the rich...
Beachcombers Guide to the Northwest
Beachcombers Guide to the Northwest
WPP001
$19.95  
Paperback, Walt Pich, 200 pages, 6 X 9, 965710807
A rich guide to glass balls and other littoral treasures written for anyone who has occasion to visit the beach. Includes photos, charts and illustrations, detailed analysis of beachcombing gear, timing, sites and safety.
Trees Trees Trees
Trees
WFP131
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 8.25 x 3.69, 9781583551783
A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar North American Plants The quality of our environment - the air, soil and water - depends greatly on trees. In this beautifully detailed guide, with full color illustrations, over 140 familiar North American species are highlighted and helpfully...
Outdoor School: Tree, Wildflower, and Mushroom Spotting: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide
Outdoor School: Tree, Wildflower, and Mushroom Spotting: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide
MPS260
$19.99  
Flexi, Mary Kay Carson, 416 pages, 6 x 9, 9781250750617
With 448 full-color, highly-illustrated pages, Outdoor School is your indispensable tool for the outdoors. This interactive field guide to plant and mushroom spotting includes: - Immersive activities to get you exploring - Write-in sections to journal about experiences - Next-level...
Medicinal Mushrooms of Western North America
Medicinal Mushrooms of Western North America
CPC012
$14.95  
paperback, Robert Rogers, J Duane Sept, 96 pages, 9780995226623
Mushrooms have a history of medicinal use that goes back thousands of years. Today, thanks to centuries of traditional use and modern scien­tific research, these amazing species are well understood, and many have been found effective in treating modern health conditions. This book highlights 40...
Backyard Medicine: Harvest and Make Your Own Herbal Remedies
Backyard Medicine: Harvest and Make Your Own Herbal Remedies
SKY039
$14.95  
Paperback, Julie BrutonSeal & Matthew Seal, 9781602397019
"A wonderful book that all herbalists need. It embodies a heartfelt love of herbalism combined with clearly articulated scientific insights"-David Hoffmann B. Sc. , FNIMH, Medical Herbalist. Backyard Medicine is a beautiful book, packed with nearly 300 color photographs and over 120 herbal...
A Field Guide to Edible Fruits and Berries of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Edible Fruits and Berries of the Pacific Northwest
HPC144
$7.95  
Pamphlet, Richard J. Hebda, 3 pages, 4.5 x 0.3 x 8.8, 9781550176469
If wild berry foragers followed vague advice such as "berries of red and you'll soon be dead" or "berries of blue will do harm to you" imagine how many of nature's delicacies would be passed by! On the other hand, for anyone who has thought twice before popping that delicious-looking morsel into...
Edible Mushrooms: Safe to Pick, Good to Eat
Edible Mushrooms: Safe to Pick, Good to Eat
HHP021
$16.95  
Paperback, Barbro Forsberg, 224 pages, 6.8 x 9.5, 9781628736441
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...
The Sibley Guide to Trees
The Sibley Guide to Trees
RAN437
$39.95  
Flex, David Allen Sibley, 426 pages, 6.5 x 1 x 9.8, 9780375415197
The man who revolutionized the field guide to birds now brings his formidable skills of identification and illustration to the more than six hundred tree species of North America. Similar in size and format to  The Sibley Guide to Birds , the layout for this guide is another triumph of logic...
Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region
Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region
WPC117
$27.95  
Flex, Vera Stucky Evenson & Denver Botanic Gardens, 300 pages, 5.9 x 0.8 x 8.3, 9781604695762
Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region  describes more than 220 species of the region’s most conspicuous, distinctive, interesting, and ecologically important mushrooms. Covering Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as adjacent areas in Montana and Idaho, it is jam-packed with...
Good Mushroom, Bad Mushroom
Good Mushroom, Bad Mushroom
ING008
$22.95  
Spiral-Bound, John Plischke III, 9780981961583
Good 'Shroom Bad 'Shroom is a friendly, authoritative field guide to the challenges and delights of hunting and eating wild mushrooms - how to ID the edible ones and avoid the toxic ones. . Mushroom expert John Plischke considers 50 of the most interesting and noteworthy mushrooms out there,...
Gulf Coast Seashore Life Gulf Coast Seashore Life Gulf Coast Seashore Life
Gulf Coast Seashore Life
WFP047
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583551424
Gulf Coast Seashore Life is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide for the beachcomber and nature enthusiast. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 130 familiar species of seashore plants and animals found along the coast from Florida to Texas. Laminated for durability, this handy...
Seashore Life of the Pacific Northwest: Washington and Oregon
Seashore Life of the Pacific Northwest: Washington and Oregon
QRP031
$8.95  
Laminated Pocket Guide, J. Duane Sept, 12 pages, 4 x 9, 9781954018099
The Pacific Northwest is an amazing region to view the abundant marine life found in the inter-tidal 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....
Northeast Coastal Invertebrates (Laminated 2-Sided Card)
Northeast Coastal Invertebrates (Laminated 2-Sided Card)
MAC007
$5.95  
Laminated, 11.7 x 7.2, 898862159
Two-sided plastic laminated cards developed by a marine science teacher. Color drawings, common and scientific names, information on size and habitat.
Wild Plants of the San Juan Islands
Wild Plants of the San Juan Islands
MOU136
$14.95  
Paperback, Scott Atkinson, 192 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780898863567
* The first comprehensive field guide to the San Juans * Also covers the Gulf Islands and southern Vancouver Island * Includes an annotated checklist of all vascular plants recorded for San Juan County Washington's jewel-like San Juan Islands, outdoor playground for both foot-and...
Edible and Medicinal Plants of California
Edible and Medicinal Plants of California
QRP032
$8.95  
Laminated Pocket Guide, J. Duane Sept, 12 pages, 4 x 9, 9781954018105
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,...
The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine: How I Spent a Year in the American Wild to Re-create a Feast from the Classic Recipes of French Master Chef Auguste Escoffier
The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine: How I Spent a Year in the American Wild to Re-create a Feast from the Classic Recipes of French Master Chef Auguste Escoffier
RAN556
$18.00  
Paperback, Steven Rinella, 336 pages, 5 x 8, 9780812988444
When outdoorsman, avid hunter, and nature writer Steven Rinella stumbles upon Auguste Escoffier’s 1903 milestone  Le Guide Culinaire,   he’s inspired to assemble an unusual feast: a forty-five-course meal born entirely of Escoffier’s esoteric wild game recipes. Over the course of one...
Foraging Oregon: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods in Oregon
Foraging Oregon: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods in Oregon
GPT269
$24.95  
Paperback, Christopher Nyerges, 280 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493064458
From wild carrot to serviceberries, pineapple weed to watercress, lamb’s quarter to sea rocket, Foraging Oregon uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Beaver State. Fully revised and updated, and helpfully organized by plant families, the book is an authoritative guide for...
Glass Ball Shapes
Glass Ball Shapes
WPP004
$20.00  
Paperback, Walt Pich, 9780965710831
This is Walt Pichs new book everyone has been waiting for! Glass Ball Shapes, 2014 edition, all about Japanese glass fishing net float shapes. It was written by Walt Pich of Ocean Shores, Washington. 158 pages of shapes and known information about every odd shape known to be produced into a...
Take-Along Guide: Trees, Leaves & Bark
Take-Along Guide: Trees, Leaves & Bark
GPT168
$7.95  
Paperback, Diane Burns, 48 pages, 8.6 x 0.1 x 8.7, 9781559716284
The popular  Take-Along Guide  series introduces children to “reading” who lives in a given environment by looking for clues. In addition to offering full descriptions of common North American trees, this book discusses tree life-span, common uses, anatomy, identification, and seed dispersal....
The Mushroom Fan Club
The Mushroom Fan Club
MPS255
$17.95  
Hardcover, Elise Gravel, 56 pages, 6.5 x 9.5, 9781770463226
Appeared on Best of 2018 lists from  Quill & Quire  and the  Globe and Mail ! “Although the fungi are anthropomorphized with cartoon eyes and goofy grins, the research behind the book is real.”― The Globe & Mail  100 Best Books of 2018 “Gravel turns adventures in mushroom...
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America
STL280
$24.99  
Paperback, Bruce Kershner, 528 pages, 4.8 x 1 x 7.8 inches, 9781402738753
From the National Wildlife Federation® comes the most up-to-date, all-photographic field guide to North American trees.  The Jeffrey Pine, Coconut Palm, Staghorn Sumac, and Western Hemlock: this single, portable volume features these, plus more than 700 other tree species and varieties,...
Mushrooms of Northwest North America
Mushrooms of Northwest North America
LPP042
$26.95  
Paperback, Helene Schalkwijk-Barendsen, 416 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781772130874
This book is the first comprehensive field guide to the mushrooms of the Northwest - that region which covers the area from Alaska to northern California and from Saskatchewan and Montana to the Pacific Coast. A total of 550 species are meticulously illustrated and dealt with in the text. With...
Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America
Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America
FFB067
$29.95  
Paperback, Roger Phillips, 384 pages, 9 x 6 x 1.1, 9781554076512
For amateur collectors or professional mycologists working in the field, this guidebook is quite simply the best North American mushroom reference ever published. Each of the 1,000 specimens is shown in full color on a neutral background to eliminate distractions, and specimens are arranged to...
Take-Along Guide: Wildflowers, Blooms & Blossoms
Take-Along Guide: Wildflowers, Blooms & Blossoms
GPT213
$7.95  
Paperback, Diane Burns, 48 pages, 8.5 x 8.5, 9781559716420
The popular  Take-Along Guide  series introduces children to “reading” who lives in a given environment by looking for clues. This title introduces children to thirty different wildflowers and features activities such as making a simple flower press. Children ages 5 to 10 will enjoy the...
Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines
Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines
HPC168
$29.95  
Paperback, Dr Luschiim Arvid Charlie, 288 pages, 6 x 9, 9781550179453
An invaluable compendium of Hul′q′umi′num′ traditional knowledge. Respected Cowichan Tribe Elder and botanical expert, Luschiim Arvid Charlie, began his education in early childhood, learning from his great grandparents and others of their generation.  Luschiim’s Plants  represents his...
America's Seashores: Guide to Plants and Animals
America's Seashores: Guide to Plants and Animals
IPG098
$11.95  
Paperback, Marianne Wallace, 48 pages, 9 x 9, 9781555914837
Provides the perfect balance of science and fun with captivating illustrations and compelling facts about the myriad of life that inhabit these special places.
Alaska's Wild Plants
Alaska's Wild Plants
IPS137
$19.99  
paperback, Janice Schofield, 200 pages, 5 x 8, 9781513262789
With bright color photographs and completely up-to-date information, this authoritative guidebook introduces adventurers and harvesters to more than 80 of Alaska's most common wild edible plants. Alaska’s Wild Plants   is the perfect guide to tuck in your backpack as you explore Alaska’s...
A Guide to Wild Food Foraging
A Guide to Wild Food Foraging
FCP114
$14.99  
David Squire, 176 pages, 7 x 9, 9781504801355
Learn a useful self-sufficiency skill with this field guide to foraging! Complete on-the-go guide  to help foragers identify, locate, and use a variety of tasty edible wild foods Over 100 plant profiles  with detailed information on wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms,...
Panama: Tropical Trees (Folding Pocket Guide)
Panama: Tropical Trees (Folding Pocket Guide)
RFP054
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, Rainforest Publications, 1888538678
Rainforest Publication's field guides to Panama's natural life include a series of specialized guides plus a new guide for the generalist which includes the exotic animals of Panama that every naturalist would hope to encounter.The fold out pocket guides are approximately 24" by 8.75" (61 cm by...
Trees of the Northwest
Trees of the Northwest
CPC005
$14.95  
Paperback, J. Duane Sept, 96 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780973981940
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...
Alaska Trees & Wildflowers Alaska Trees & Wildflowers Alaska Trees & Wildflowers
Alaska Trees & Wildflowers
WFP020
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583551318
Alaska Trees and Wildflowers is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide to familiar trees, shrubs and wildflowers. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar species and includes a map featuring prominent state-wide botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, this handy...
Boletus Edulis Mushroom MAGNET
Boletus Edulis Mushroom MAGNET
PAR446
$6.95  
J7, 3.2 x 2
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
The Forager's Handbook: A Seasonal Guide to Harvesting Wild, Edible & Medicinal Plants
The Forager's Handbook: A Seasonal Guide to Harvesting Wild, Edible & Medicinal Plants
SKY169
$22.99  
Paperback, Vickie Shufer, 176 pages, 6 x 9, 9781510767867
Learn the way of the forager and identify, harvest, and prepare wild plants by season. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to gather wild plants growing around you for your food and medicine instead of a drugstore to treat a common ailment?  The Forager's Handbook  is an essential...
Mushrooms
Mushrooms
GPT093
$16.95  
Paperback, Todd Telander, 96 pages, 6.8 x 4.2, 9780762774234
Mushrooms: A Falcon Field Guide-covers 80 of the most common and sought-after species in North America. Conveniently sized to fit in a pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, this informative-guide makes-it easy to identify-mushrooms in the backyard and beyond. Each-mushroom is...
Wildflowers of Oregon’s Cascade Range
Wildflowers of Oregon’s Cascade Range
QRP016
$8.95  
Laminated Pocket Guide, Daniel Mathews, 12 pages, 9 x 3.9 x 0.3 inches, 978-1936913657
Wildflowers of Oregon’s Cascades Range is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to 99 carefully selected native flowers. Some shrubs and small trees are included, along with herbs. Each is illustrated with a gorgeous photo of the flower, and identified with the...
Pacific Intertidal Life: A Guide to Organisms of Rocky Reefs and Tide Pools of the Pacific Coast
Pacific Intertidal Life: A Guide to Organisms of Rocky Reefs and Tide Pools of the Pacific Coast
WLP021
$5.95  
Paperback, Ron Russo & Pam Olhausen, 64 pages, 4 x 6, 9780912550339
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.
Foraging for Survival: Edible Wild Plants of North America
Foraging for Survival: Edible Wild Plants of North America
SKY170
$17.99  
Paperback, Douglas Boudreau, Mykel Hawke, 208 pages, 6 x 9, 9781510738331
Whether you’re a hiker taking a walk through your local wilderness, or a chef looking for new ingredients to incorporate in your dishes,   Foraging for Survival   is the book for you. As consumerism and a meat-heavy, processed diet become the norm and the world’s population continues to...
Atlantic Seashore Field Guide: Florida to Canada
Atlantic Seashore Field Guide: Florida to Canada
SPB034
$24.95  
Paperback, J. Duane Sept, 336 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780811714211
A photographic guide to the common plants and animals that inhabit the intertidal zone--the area covered by water at high tide and exposed during low tide--on the Atlantic coast from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to Cape Breton, Canada.   Includes color photos, descriptions, and details for...
Eastern Seashore Life Eastern Seashore Life Eastern Seashore Life
Eastern Seashore Life
WFP049
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583550694
Eastern Seashore Life is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide for the beachcomber and nature enthusiast. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 130 familiar species of seashore plants and animals found along the coast from Connecticut to Georgia and includes a map featuring...
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
RAN295
$26.00  
Paperback, National Audubon Society, 9780394519920
With more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text, this is the most comprehensive photographic field guide to the mushrooms of North America. The 762 full-color identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear in natural habitats. Organized visually,...
Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide 1st Edition
Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide 1st Edition
RAN515
$32.50  
Paperback, Paul Stamets, 256 pages, 6 x 9, 9780898158397
From the author of GROWING GOURMET AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS comes the only identification guide exclusively devoted to the world's psilocybin-containing mushrooms. Detailed descriptions and color photographs for over 100 species are provided, as well as an exploration of their long-standing (and...
Great Lakes Trees & Wildflowers Great Lakes Trees & Wildflowers Great Lakes Trees & Wildflowers
Great Lakes Trees & Wildflowers
WFP045
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583551264
Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide to familiar trees, shrubs and wildflowers in the Great Lakes region. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar species and includes a map featuring prominent botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for...
Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary
Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary
MPP031
$14.00  
Paperback, Ronald J. Taylor, 221 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780878422807
Sagebrush country is a land of contrasts--a place of desolation and a place of beauty. This field guide explores the elegance of the sagebrush steppe as expressed in the colorful spring and fall flowers and, more subtly, in the wondrous adaptations that enable plants to withstand the extremes so...
The Field Guide to Ocean Voyaging: Animals, Ships, and Weather at Sea
The Field Guide to Ocean Voyaging: Animals, Ships, and Weather at Sea
SWP068
$29.95  
Paperback, Ed Sobey, 148 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781948494021
The Field Guide to Ocean Voyaging  is a full-color primer for anyone who will be voyaging on the oceans of the world. Whether your journey is a sailing trip on a private yacht or an exotic cruise ship voyage,  The Field Guide to Ocean Voyaging  will explain what you can...
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