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Trees of Central and Northern California

This compact field guide covers 45 native trees of the San Francisco Bay Area, providing photographs of key features such as leaves, flowers, fruit, and bark to make identification easy.

This 12-panel folding guide is lightweight, pocket-sized, and durably laminated for outdoor use. Authored by a local expert, this guide features a species selection and notes on range and distribution specifically tailored to the region.

It offers comprehensive coverage of the native trees found in the nine primary counties of the Bay Area and also includes most native trees found throughout the California coastal region.

ISBN: 978-1-954018-32-7

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Jack Gedney

Jack Gedney is a San Francisco Bay Area naturalist and educator who writes and teaches on birds, trees, and other aspects of California natural history. A Bay Area native, Jack studied natural history at U.C. Berkeley and now resides in Novato, CA, where he owns and operates Wild Birds Unlimited of Marin County. He writes a nature column for the Marin Independent Journal, leads public birding trips, and presents on various aspects of local nature.

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Trees of Southeast Texas

Trees of Southeast Texas: Trees are a key part of the habitat of a region and can give an area it’s unique character. This beautifully illustrated, waterproof pocket guide will help you get to know the most important native species that make up the habitat of the Southeast Texas, Houston and surrounding areas.

Over 250 stunning illustrations — leaf shapes, fruits, nuts, berries, flowers and tree shapes — depict 54 of the most common native trees and cover the basics of tree identification.

Easy to understand text descriptions cover basic info for each species. A section includes a brief, illustrated primer on how a tree grows and the anatomy of life inside the trunk. Designed as a quick, easy-to-carry reference for naturalists of all ages and education levels.

ISBN: 978-0-9826211-5-8

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Robert O’Brien

Nature artist and naturalist Robert O’Brien is one of the most prolific and widely published contemporary botanical illustrators in the United States.

Specializing the illustration of trees and their natural history, Robert has illustrated over 70 tree and forestry education publications for organizations across the United States from Florida to Alaska, as well as Europe and Africa.

His work has also been featured in regional, national and international newspapers and magazines.

Robert maintains his home and studio in the Texas hill country west of Austin. In addition to his successful graphic design and illustration business, he is currently working on a series of etchings of birds of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean as well as a book of North American trees.

He is also making available large limited edition prints of his tree illustrations.

More of his work can be viewed on his website at: www.treeguides.com.

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Trees of the Pacific Northwest

Did you ever wonder what type of trees are all around you? The forests of the Pacific Northwest are truly amazing. This guide will help you learn about 40 of the most common native species found in this region. Using crisp, clear photographs along with short, detailed descriptions you will learn which trees are present here.

Each species depicted includes a short description of their features including size, leaves, flowers, fruit or cones, habitat and range.

With this guide you will look at the common trees around you and be able to identify them!
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.

ISBN: 978-1-7328752-2-7

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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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Trees of South Florida

Trees of South Florida: Packed with vivid color photographs, novice and expert tree enthusiasts can use this handy field guide to identify 64 native species—both common and rare—found in south and coastal central Florida, from Titusville area on the east, south to Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, numerous state parks, and the Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas.

The trees in this guide are grouped by mature size and the accompanying text indicates size, bloom period, and other characteristics of each tree to make identification as easy as possible.

The guide’s six double-sided panels fold up into a packet narrow enough to fit in a back pocket. Lamination makes it both waterproof and sturdy enough to stand up to repeated use.

ISBN: 978-0-9828856-2-8

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Roger Hammer

Roger L. Hammer is an award-winning South Florida naturalist and a popular & respected speaker and field trip leader.

He spent 33 years as the senior interpretive naturalist for Miami-Dade County Parks & Recreation Department where he managed Castellow Hammock Park, a 120-acre preserve and nature center (now retired).

He is the author of books on wildflowers, exploring the Everglades, and Florida icons. He is an avid canoeist, kayak fisherman, gardener, and photographer, living in Homestead, Florida with his wife, Michelle.

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Trees of Central Texas

Trees of Central Texas: Trees are a key part of the habitat of a region and can give an area it’s unique character. This beautifully illustrated, waterproof pocket guide will help you get to know the most important native species that make up the habitat of the Texas hill country and surrounding areas.

Over 250 stunning illustrations — leaf shapes, fruits, nuts, berries, flowers and tree shapes — depict 54 of the most common native trees and cover the basics of tree identification.

Easy to understand text descriptions cover key info for each species. A section includes a brief, illustrated primer on how a tree grows and the anatomy of life inside the trunk. Designed as a quick, easy-to-carry reference for naturalists of all ages and education levels.

ISBN: 978-0-9824905-2-5

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Robert O’Brien

Nature artist and naturalist Robert O’Brien is one of the most prolific and widely published contemporary botanical illustrators in the United States.

His work has also been featured in regional, national and international newspapers and magazines.

He is also making available large limited edition prints of his tree illustrations.

More of his work can be viewed on his website at: www.treeguides.com.

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