Jordan, Deane
Summary: "Which plants should you eat-and when should you eat them? Let "Green" Deane Jordan guide you with his book Eat the Weeds. Green Deane teaches foraging classes and runs a popular foraging website (also called Eat the Weeds). Now he's sharing his expertise with you. Eat the Weeds presents 274 wild edibles and helps you to find, identify, and harvest them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Publications 2023
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Summary: "Many birders travel far and wide to popular birding destinations to catch sight of rare or "exotic" birds. In Slow Birding, evolutionary biologist Joan E. Strassmann introduces readers to the joys of birding right where they are. In this inspiring guide to the art of slow birding, Strassmann tells colorful stories of the most common birds to be found in the United States-birds we often see but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.072 STRHulick, Kathryn
Summary: This field guide highlights 100 objects that can be seen in the night sky. Readers will gain a greater understanding about how to spot these things, including constellations and objects in our solar system. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Reference, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 520 HULAssimacopoulos, Lynn
Summary: "After discovering that her son's friend, Ryan, is on the search for his birthparents, Lynn Assimacopoulos decides to use her skills as a genealogical hobbyist to find them. Delving through phone books, sending letters, and searching everything from the local library to the National Archives, Lynn is defeated by the lack of information she has to go on. However, a random search for Ryan's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorrance Pub Co 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.734 ASSLowery, James C.
Summary: "From decades of field research and teaching tracking to thousands, expert tracker Jim Lowery leads you to confident identification of tracks and into a deeper relationship with animals and their habitat, using many examples, tips and focused notes written specifically for your field exploration"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: FalconGuides 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.0973 LOWLittle, Elbert L. (Elbert Luther)
Summary: An identification guide to trees of western North America, with 855 color photographs, three identification keys, and detailed descriptive information.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1980
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 582.16 LITNozedar, Adele
Summary: "Foraging is one of the fastest-growing nature-related pastimes in the UK and US. There are many books about foraging but this is the only one that focuses on what is arguably everyone's favourite plant -- trees! It profiles 40 incredible trees from the UK and US -- from apple, ash, and bay, to walnut, willow, and yew, gorgeously illustrated with watercolour, pen and ink botanical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watkins 2021
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Summary: "The broad reach of this field guide will lead readers to wildflowers occurring commonly in regions across the Midwest. This eight-state region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa) contains a surprising variety of ecosystems. This field guide will feature more than 1,000 species in all major midwestern environments, such as forests and woodlands,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2022
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 582.13 HOMDaniels, Jaret C.
Summary: "Butterflies are fascinating, beautiful, and a joy to behold. Now observing them is even better with the Butterflies of the Midwest Field Guide. This handy book by acclaimed author and professional entomologist Jaret C. Daniels makes field identification simple and informative. It features 198 species of butterflies (and common moths) organized by color for ease of use. Detailed photographs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Publications 2023
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Summary: "If you're fascinated by animal tracks or the practice of tracking, then learning to identify scat is a helpful aid. If you're curious about which critters are crossing your path or are in your backyard, then Scat Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify mammal scat of eastern North America, from the states that border the Mississippi...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nature Study Guild Publishers, an imprint of AdventureKEEN 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.15 MILYork, Dana Adrian
Summary: "Two botanists with expertise in California's native flora will be the reader's guide (in two editions, Southern California and Northern California) through the entire length of the PCT in the state. The book will appeal to non-specialists and all hikers with an interest in the natural world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: First in a series of beginner to novice birding books based on the #1 birding website (16MM unique users), AllAboutBirds.org from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the leading authority and voice for birders. "All About Backyard Birds" builds on the huge success of the Cornell Lab's renowned website to translate and deliver best-in-class content and proven user-friendly formats into print....
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.072 ALLNeves, Liz
Summary: In Northeast Medicinal Plants, herbalist Liz Neves is the reader's trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 111 of the region’s most powerful wild plants. Readers will learn how to safely and ethically forage, and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification tips, medicinal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press, Inc. 2020
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Summary: "Sometimes, an ordinary walk can become something ... magical! Tag along with Ruby as she discovers that even big cities have a wild side"--Page 4 of cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Cornell Lab Publishing Group 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOAllen, Jessica L.
Summary: A practical field guide to the common lichens found in the northeastern megalopolis, including New York City, Toronto, Boston/New Haven, Philadelphia, Baltimore/Washington, D.C., and as far west as Chicago Lichens are dynamic, symbiotic organisms formed by close cooperation between fungi and algae. There are over 20,000 identified species performing essential ecosystem services worldwide....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579.7097 ALLBarron, George L.
Summary: A full-color photographic field guide to mushrooms and fungi of the northern United States, from the Midwest to New England. Featured in USA Today, this must-have reference has spectacular photos and excellent species information.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lone Pine Pub. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579.6 BARHand, Carol
Summary: "This field guide highlights 100 snakes found throughout the world. Readers will gain a greater understanding of these creatures and will be able to identify them in the wild." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Reference, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2023
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Summary: "Constellations is a guide to the night sky that focuses on these 88 distinctive patterns, revealing their often intriguing stories-their origins, mythology, present-day significance, and the multitude of wondrous objects they contain. Complete with over 300 of the best astronomical images ever captured, a comprehensive introduction to the stars and other celestial phenomena, and a series of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quercus 2013