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Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Mid-West

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 plants. With this pamphlet you can use this valuable information to find the common species present in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin

Additional information included in this guide includes:
• Habitats where desirable species are located
• How to harvest plants in an environmentally sustainable manor
• Become aware of the plants that are poisonous to touch
• Identifying poisonous plants that may also be encountered

With this guide you will look at the plant life around you in a whole new light! This 12-panel guide, conveniently folds up in to a packet narrow enough to fit in a back pocket, glove box or backpack yet sturdy enough to stand up to outdoor use—durable lamination also makes it waterproof.

Size: 4”x 9” folded; 9” x 24.5” unfolded.

ISBN: 978-1-954018-22-8

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J. Duane Sept

Duane Sept is a biologist, professional free-lance nature photographer and writer. Duane’s award-winning photographs have been published internationally in books, magazines, newspapers, displays and others. He is the author of 30+ natural history books including Common Mushrooms of the Northwest published by Calypso Publishing which is a best seller many times over! He is also the past president of the Sunshine Coast Mycological Society in British Columbia.

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Mushrooms of the Midwest

Did you ever find a mushroom and wonder what species it was? The mushrooms of the Midwest always intrigue! This guide will help you learn about 49 of the most common edible and poisonous species found in this region. Using crisp, clear photographs along with short, detailed descriptions you will learn which common mushrooms to watch for. Additional information included in this guide includes:

• How to make a spore print
• A diagram illustrating the parts of a mushroom
• Illustrations of the major mushroom groups

With this guide you will look at the mushrooms around you in a whole new light! This 12-panel guide, conveniently folds up in to a packet narrow enough to fit in a back pocket, glove box or backpack yet sturdy enough to stand up to outdoor use—durable lamination also makes it waterproof. Size: 4”x 9” folded; 9” x 24.5” unfolded.

ISBN: 978-1954018020

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J. Duane Sept

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Bats of Eastern North America

Bats are one of the most unique and mysterious animals on earth. You may have feared them or have been fascinated by them. Either way, you have wanted to learn more. This is your chance. Their nocturnal habits make them difficult to photograph and document.

However, this guide provides the expert and the novice alike the visual cues and scientific observations to identify bats from the Adirondacks to the Everglades.

This 12-panel guide, conveniently folds up in to a packet narrow enough to fit in a back pocket, glove box, or tackle box yet sturdy enough to stand up under repeated use—durable lamination also makes it waterproof. Size: 4”x 9” folded; 9” x 24.5” unfolded.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-55-1

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Rob Mies

Rob Mies is an exciting and adventurous scientist, conservationist, TV personality, and animal expert whose passion is educating and entertaining people about the unique life on Earth and the simple ways people can conserve biodiversity. Rob has appeared on numerous TV shows promoting wildlife conservation including The Tonight Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Today Show, Conan O’Brien, Fox & Friends, CBS Early Show, and Martha Stewart.

Growing up in Michigan, Rob spent his school-age years traveling the Great Lakes exploring forests. He started researching wildlife at Eastern Michigan University studying endangered bats in the swamps of Michigan. Rob is the author of the books Bats A to Z and Understanding Bats, and the field guide Beginner’s Guide to Bats. He has 25 years of experience crawling through caves, wading through swamps, studying animals, and educating people around the world.

From wetlands to caves to rain forests, Rob’s research and conservation projects have taken him to all corners of the world. Rob’s conservation work has been featured in television documentaries by Paramount Pictures “Wild Things,” Germany’s “Nature Adventure,” National Geographic Television’s “America the Wild,” and Korean Broadcasting System’s “Return of the Documentary.” He was recently a featured scientist in the Discovery Channel’s Trailblazers TV series (2016).

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Warblers of North America

Warblers of North America provides comprehensive coverage of all the regularly occurring warblers of NA, plus a few rarities. Over 150 photos include breeding adults, nonbreeding and first-winter plumages of many species where pertinent, and immature male and female photos of some species. Similar species are often shown adjacent to each other to allow for direct comparison in the field.

Each species includes a short description of their physical and plumage features, body and wingspan measurements, and preferred habitats. The status of each species, including seasonal frequency, resident or migrant occurrence, along with the habitat preferences are noted, and geographic occurrence for most species is provided.

These guides differ from other similar products by the increased number of photos for each species, which allows readers to compare a variety of individuals on the same page. This laminated, waterproof, folding field guide is a must for anyone who wants to identify warblers anywhere in North America—and they fit in your back pocket when you complete your ID conclusion. You’ve tried the rest; now try the best quick reference guides for North American warblers.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-29-2

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Kevin Karlson

Kevin Karlson is an accomplished birder, professional tour leader and wildlife photographer who has published numerous articles on bird identification and natural history for an assortment of magazines, books, and journals.A former photo editor for North American Birds, he currently writes the Birder’s ID column for Wild Bird Magazine. Kevin is a co-author of The Shorebird Guide (Houghton Mifflin Co. 2006) and is currently completing a new book for the Roger Tory Peterson Reference series at Houghton Mifflin Co. called Birding by Impression. He is the author and photographer of a book titled The Birds of Cape May (Schiffer Publishing, 2010), which celebrates the birds of this special location through the four seasons, and just completed a new nature photography book called Visions: Earth’s Elements in Bird and Nature Photography, which will be released in June, 2012.

As the sole ornithologist for Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s DVD Birds of North America, Kevin prepared photos and wrote captions for over 2600 bird images, including over 800 of his own. He is a regular presence at numerous Bird and Nature festivals around North America, where he gives keynote presentations and workshops on bird identification and natural history, and leads field trips to a variety of locations. Kevin also leads a limited number of photography tours.

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Birds of Indiana

The Quick Reference Guide to The Birds of Indiana, by Greg R. Homel, is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather guide to the inspiring, incredibly varied and colorful birdlife inhabiting the State of Indiana.

Stunning digital photographs depict more than 130 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s impressive area of coverage.

Designed to satisfy the needs of birders of all interest levels—especially beginning and intermediate users trying to “make sense of it all”—this beautiful and amazingly informative six-fold guide will be an indispensable companion for visitors and residents alike on all regional outings.

Whether you’re seeking rarities along the Lake Michigan shoreline; on a quest to see Sandhill Cranes and American White Pelicans at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Green County; chasing spring migrants at Tippecanoe River State Park; birding the region’s far flung constellations of wildlife refuges, national forests, state parks and national historic sites; or combining birding with sightseeing or business at any season, you’ll be glad to have this booklet.

This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any visit to Indiana and will conveniently fit into any daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification—whether in an Indianapolis garden, on a family vacation to South Bend, or embarking on a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hotspots in The Hoosier State.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-65-0

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Greg Homel

Greg R. Homel is an ornithologist, award-winning international nature photojournalist, documentary film producer, birding tour leader and lecturer.

He lives and works from his home within the magnificent Los Padres National Forest, California, USA (home of the California Condor) and from his second homes at Río Lagartos, surrounded by the magnificent Ría Lagartos National Park and Biosphere Reserve at the north tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and El Tuito, near Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

A birder-naturalist since childhood, Greg founded Natural Elements Productions in 1986 and Natural Encounters Birding Tours shortly thereafter. Now he travels the globe on a full-time basis in search of rare and little-known birds and other wildlife.

He shares his unbounded (and contagious) enthusiasm through excursions for small groups worldwide, and with a wider audience through state-of-the-art digital lectures, television, and wide variety of publications and video productions.

Throughout his life, but especially since the early 1990s, Greg has guided, educated, and inspired travelers in over 80 countries throughout the world. His travels on all seven continents, from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic and points between, have allowed him to see more than half of the planet’s roughly 9,800+ bird species in their natural habitats.

His early work appeared regularly in books and magazines, including Wildbird Magazine, The Audubon Society Field Guides to Eastern Birds and The Audubon Society Field Guides to Western Birds, Time, Birder’s World, Tucson Lifestyle, and Texas Monthly magazines.

Since the “digital revolution,” Greg has moved into television, video production for conservation groups such as American Bird Conservancy, field guide writing and lecturing aboard expedition ships with the hope of “giving a voice to his truest love, which is the natural world and its inhabitants, especially birds!”

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