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Wildflowers of the Eastern Chesapeake

Wildflowers of the Eastern Chesapeake: Maryland, Virginia & Delaware is packed with vivid color photographs. Novice and expert wildflower enthusiasts alike can use this handy field guide to identify 100 common and rare wildflower species found in the region surrounding the eastern shores of the Chesapeake Bay.

The flowers in this guide are grouped by color to make identification as easy as possible, and the accompanying text indicates size, bloom period, and other characteristics of each plant. There is also special notation for plants that are Rare, Threatened, or Endangered.

The guide’s 12 panels fold to pocket-size yet with its waterproof lamination it’s sturdy enough to stand up to repeated use.

ISBN: 978-1-9369139-3-0

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Richard Wiegand

Richard Wiegand has worked as an air traffic controller, a newspaper photographer, and, for the last twenty-five years, as a Regional Biologist for the Maryland Natural Heritage Program, charged with the task of locating, identifying, protecting and documenting rare, threatened and endangered species and habitats in the state.

A recognized authority on the flora of the mid-Atlantic, federal, state and local government agencies, as well as private and corporate clients, have contracted his services to provide biological resource inventories and environmental impact statements for places as disparate as the Presidential retreat at Camp David, Fort Detrick, the C&O Canal National Historical Park and the entirety of Shenandoah National Park.

Wiegand completed a two year photography curriculum in Miami, Florida and studied with Dr. Szell, a close student and companion of Ansel Adams for many years.

Richards’ images have appeared in over fifty publications, several books and numerous illustrated reports.

He has provided thousands of stock photos to, among others, the websites and archives of the Smithsonian Institution, the Philadelphia Academy of Science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, the World Wildlife Fund and multiple State Natural Heritage Programs.

His work has been exhibited throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

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Wildflowers of Washington’s Cascade and Olympic Mountains

Wildflowers of Washington’s Cascades and Olympic Mountains is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to 100 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 help of just a few easy-to-understand key characteristics. The range includes Olympic National Park, North Cascades National Park, the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area, Mt. Rainier National Park, and all the mountains in between.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-66-4

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Daniel Mathews

Daniel Mathews is a science writer focused on natural history of the Northwest.

He began with the much-loved book, Cascade-Olympic Natural History, later presented a different view of nature from the perspective of airline passengers, and recently made the most of the advantages of new media with a pair of iPhone apps covering more than 700 species of Northwest mountain wildflowers and trees.

He has taught natural history seminars through the North Cascades. He loves backpacking and shooting nature photos, from his home base in Portland, Oregon.

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Wildflowers of Oregon’s Cascade Range

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 help of just a few easy-to-understand key characteristics.

The range includes Crater Lake National Park, the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area, and all the mountains south to California. Many of the same flowers are also common in the Coast Ranges and even the intervening valleys.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-65-7

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Daniel Mathews

Daniel Mathews is a science writer focused on natural history of the Northwest.

He has taught natural history seminars through the North Cascades. He loves backpacking and shooting nature photos, from his home base in Portland, Oregon.

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Wildflowers of the Mid-Atlantic States

More than 90 brilliant photos, grouped by color, make this your go-to guide for nature walks and choosing native species for your own garden.

This six-panel, laminated guide is your key to understanding when flowers bloom, which are native to the mid-Atlantic region, and where you may find each one.

Loaded with wildflowers that thrive in city parks, on mountainsides, in urban and suburban gardens, in forests and pine barrens, and in fertile wetlands, this guide provides a list of characteristics for each flower—from petal arrangement to height—to help you tell one flower from another.

Best of all, you’ll learn which flowers are native to the area, to strengthen your garden’s offerings for birds, bees, and butterflies.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-25-4

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Nic & Randi Minetor

Nic and Randi Minetor are the photographer and researcher/author team behind 20 published guides on birding, hiking trails, historic cities, and America’s national parks.

Their titles include Backyard Birding: A Guide to Attracting and Identifying Birds (Lyons Press, 2011), and five books in the Best Easy Day Hikes series (FalconGuides, 2010 and 2011) on hiking trails in New York state, including Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, and the Hudson River Valley.

They have also published five books in the National Parks Pocket Guide series (FalconGuides, 2008 and 2009), on Great Smoky Mountains, Acadia, Everglades, and Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, and Gulf Islands National Seashore. Two more guides on Cape Cod and Assateague Island National Seashores will be released as e-books.

Residents of Rochester, NY, Nic and Randi have explored and photographed New York State’s wildlife and natural resources for more than 30 years.

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Wildflowers of the Southern Coastal Plain

Packed with vivid color photographs, novice and expert wildflower enthusiasts can use this handy field guide to identify 90 common and rare wildflower species found across northern Florida through southern Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

The flowers in the guide are grouped by color to make identification as easy as possible, and the accompanying text indicates size, bloom period, and other characteristics of each plant.

The guide’s six double-sided panels fold up into a packet narrow enough to fit in a back pocket yet sturdy enough to stand up under repeated use. Lamination has also made the guide waterproof.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-74-9

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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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