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Birds of Colorado

Birds of Colorado
$14.95

Get the New Edition of Colorado's Best-Selling Bird Guide

Learn to identify birds in Colorado, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in your area. This book features 136 species of Colorado birds organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don't know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out.

Book Features:

  • 136 species: Only Colorado birds
  • Simple color guide: See a yellow bird? Go to the yellow section
  • Compare feature: Decide between look-alikes
  • Stan's Notes: Naturalist tidbits and facts
  • Professional photos: Crisp, stunning full-page images
  • This new edition includes more species, updated photographs and range maps, revised information, and even more of Stan's expert insights. So grab Birds of Colorado Field Guide for your next birding adventure--to help ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.

    Publication Date: 
    2021-04-27

    Edible & Medicinal Plants Rockies

    Edible & Medicinal Plants Rockies
    $25.95

    Throughout human history, plants have provided us with food, clothing, medicine and shelter.  The Rocky Mountains are home to a diversity of plant species that have helped Fist Nations peoples and settlers survive through the centuries.  Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies describes 333 common trees, shrubs, flowers, ferns, mosses and lichens that have been used by people from ancient times to the present.  This comprehensive guide contains:

    • more than 700 color photographs and illustrations
    • an introduction explaining the use of wild plants, including gathering, preparing and cooking
    • food, medicinal and other uses for each species
    • clear descriptions of the plants and where to find them
    • warnings about plant allergies, poisons and digestive upsets
    • a special section at the end detailing 46 of the more common poisonous plants in the Rocky Mountain region.
    Publication Date: 
    2017-03-21

    Pocket Guide Edible Wild Plants

    Pocket Guide Edible Wild Plants
    $8.95

    Some wild edible plants have poisonous look-alikes, and it is important to know the difference when harvesting. Edible Wild Plants is a simplified guide to familiar and widespread species of edible berries, nuts, leaves and roots found in North America. This beautifully illustrated guide identifies over 100 familiar species and includes information on how to harvest their edible parts. It also includes a section on dangerous poisonous plants to avoid that have contact poisons that can blister skin. This convenient guide is a portable source of practical information and ideal for field use. Made in the USA.

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    Publication Date: 
    2018-01-23

    Pocket Guide Medicinal Plants

    Pocket Guide Medicinal Plants
    $8.95

    This guide describes how to use common wild plants to help treat injuries and backcountry maladies. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 80 familiar species of medicinally relevant, widespread trees, shrubs and wildflowers. The plants are sorted into categories based on the injuries/ailments they can help to alleviate. It also identifies the most commonly encountered noxious plants. This indispensable guide is an excellent source of essential information for hikers and campers of all ages. Made in the USA.

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    Publication Date: 
    2017-11-16

    Wildflowers of Colorado

    Wildflowers of Colorado
    $18.95

    Learn to identify wildflowers in Colorado with this handy field guide, organized by color.

    With this famous field guide by professional nature photographer Don Mammoser and award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make wildflower identification simple, informative, and productive. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of wildflowers that don't grow in Colorado. Learn about 200 of the most common and important species found in the state. They're organized by color and then by size for ease of use. Fact-filled information contains the particulars that you want to know, while full-page photographs provide the visual detail needed for accurate identification.

    Book Features

  • 200 species: Only Colorado wildflowers!
  • Simple color guide: See a purple flower? Go to the purple section
  • Fact-filled information and stunning professional photographs
  • Icons that make visual identification quick and easy
  • Nature Notes, including naturalist tidbits and facts
  • This new edition includes updated photographs, expanded information, and even more expert naturalist insights. Grab Wildflowers of Colorado Field Guide for your next outing--to help you positively identify the wildflowers that you see.

    Publication Date: 
    2022-07-26

    Wildflowers of Mesa Verde

    Wildflowers of Mesa Verde
    $11.95

    This book is a visitor's guide to some of the more commonly seen plants of Mesa Verde National Park.  It was inspired by Stephen Wenger's wonderful book, Flowers of Mesa Verde National Park, that was published over thirty years ago by the Mesa Verde Association.  To facilitate identification of the plants, both a close-up of the flower or cone as well as a photo of the entire plant are included for each of the featured wildflowers, tree, shrubs, cacti, and grasses.  Uses by Indians and ecological information have been incorporated into the book.  There is a place at the bottom of each page to record when and where each plant was first seen.  Invasive plants that have created problems in the area are discussed in a special section at the end of the book.

    Publication Date: 
    2006-12-31

    Plants & Wildlife