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The Nature Study Guild "finders"series guides you in identifying flowers, weeds, trees, birds, mammals, fish, intertidal denizens in several sections of America--desert, mountain, coastal, eastern, western. Books fit in a pocket, 4" x 6", about the size of a postcard--so they can always be handy in the field.
Western Finders
MAMMAL
FINDER: a guide to mammals of the Pacific Coast states. by Ron Russo & Pam Olhausen.
Identifies mammals by their tracks, skulls, and signs--with pages indexed by prints or tracks, skull or jawbone, droppings, nests/depressions/burrows/mounds, chew/scratch/browse-marks/other signs. Illustrated, maps,
92 pages.
Inventory = 26. ISBN: 0-912550-16-3. 1987.Order #: NASG9536 paper$5.95.
PACIFIC COAST FISH: a guide
to marine fish of the Pacific Coast of North America. by Ron Russo, illustrated by Ann Caudle.
Compact guide to marine fish. Put
it in your tackle box to id what you catch, or read at home for information
about the biology of fish, the marine food chain, and distribution of fish
species. Detailed black-and-white illustrations of the fish, plus egg cases
of sharks and skates, and shark teeth. Covers the waters off the Pacific
Coast, from the Bering Straits to Cabo San Lucas (the southern tip of Baja
California). 112 little pages.
Inventory = 14. ISBN: 978-0-912550-19-0. Out of print; we have limited stock.Order #: NASG5065 paper$5.95.
PACIFIC COAST MAMMALS: a guide to
mammals of the Pacific Coast states, their tracks, skulls, and other signs. Russo
& Olhausen.
Identifies wild mammals, showing animals, skulls, tooth formulas,
footprints, droppings, range maps. Ill, 92p.
Inventory = 9. ISBN: 978-0-192550-16-9.Order #: NASG3496 paper$6.95.
PACIFIC INTERTIDAL LIFE: a guide to organisms of rocky
reefs and tide pools of the Pacific Coast. Russo.
Field guide to the plants and animals that live in pools and on rocky reefs along Pacific
Coast, from AK to Baja California. Describes intertidal ecology, intertidal
zones, and survival strategies of limpets, abalones, sea slugs, anemones, sea
urchins, crabs, algae, and sea stars (starfish). 64 little pages. Out-of-print.
Inventory = 12. ISBN: 0-912550-10-4. Order #: NASG0985 paper$5.95.
REDWOOD REGION FLOWER FINDER: a guide to identifying wildflowers of the
north coastal fog belt of California.
by Phoebe Watts, illustrated by Sarah Watts.
Dichotomous key identifies wildflowers that grow within the
range of the Redwood tree, Sequoia sempervirens, which grows in the
coastal fog belt along the Pacific Coast from central California to
southwest Oregon. Within that range includes flowers of the shady forest,
forest edges, and open, sunny areas. Illustrated with line drawings that
clearly show important features of plant structure for accurate
identification.
Scientific names and plant families conform
with The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California (Hickman, 1993).
Drawings, 64 little pages.
Inventory = 5.
ISBN: 0-912550-25-2.
Order #: NASG0983 paper$5.95.
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REDWOOD REGION FLOWER FINDER. Watts.
Identifies forest wildflowers on north coast of California, where the giant redwoods grow.
Drawings of leaves, stems, and flowers. 64 little pages.
Inventory = 108. ISBN: None. Earlier edition; out of print.Order #: NASG0987 paper$5.95. Order all and take 70% off.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN TREE FINDER.
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SIERRA FLOWER FINDER: a guide to
Sierra Nevada wildflowers. by Glenn Keator,
PhD, illustrated by Valerie R. Winemiller.
Key to non-woody flowering plants
of the Sierra Nevada mountain range above the foothills (above about 4,000
feet.) The Sierra encompasses many habitats, from the high desert of the dry
eastern slope, to the chaparral, meadows, and forests of the western slopes,
and the harsh environment of the rocky alpine zone, so a wide variety of
plants occurs in the area covered by this book. Illustrated with clear line
drawings. 128 little pages.
Inventory = 61. ISBN: 0-912550-09-0. Out of Print; we have limited stock.. Order #: NASG0978 paper$5.95.
BERRY FINDER. Miller.
A guide to native plants of eastern North America with fleshy fruits,
including herbs, vines, shrubs, and trees. Illustrated, 64 little pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-912550-14-7. Order #: NASG5123 paper$5.95. Out of print.
BERRY FINDER: a guide to native plants with fleshy fruits for eastern North
America. by Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day.
Identifies plants with fleshy fruits, including natives and some cultivated
species that have become established in the wild. Includes many native
shrubs and vines as well as herbs and trees. (Many of these plants have fruits that are known or
suspected to be poisonous. This is not a guide to edible plants.) Covers
U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies, except southern Florida. Most useful in
late summer and fall when ripe berries are present.
64 little pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 978-0-912550-22-0. Order #: NASG1000 paper$5.95.
BIRD FINDER: a guide to common
birds of eastern North America. by Roger J. Lederer, illustrated by Roger C. Franke.
Pocket guide introduction to 59 common species
and how they live, organized by the habitats where the birds are most likely
to be seen. and describing physical traits and behavior. Illustrated with line drawings. 64 little pages. Out of print..
Inventory = 10. ISBN:0-912550-19-X. Order #: NASG6004 paper$5.95
FERN FINDER: a guide to
native ferns of central and northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
by Anne C. Hallowell and Barbara Hallowell,
illustrated by Anne C. Hallowell.
Dichotomous key to native
ferns of US and Canada east of the Rockies. Author
Barbara Hallowell provides range maps, based on information gathered over
the past 20 years. A lot of information has been packed into this little book. You won't find
another field guide to ferns that approaches Fern Finder in
usefulness and accuracy without costing, and weighing, a lot more.
64 little pages.
Inventory = 5.
ISBN: 0-192550-24-4.
Order #: NASG0999 paper$5.95
FERN FINDER: a guide to native ferns of northeastern and central America. Hallowell and Hallowell.
Explains life cycle of ferns and identifies habitats where they grow--and don't grow. Illustrated with line drawings, 64 little pages.
Inventory = 12. ISBN: 0-912550-11-2. This edition out of print.Order #: NASG0984 paper$5.95.
FLOWER FINDER: a guide to
identification of spring wildflowers and flower families.
by May Theilgaard Watts.
Dichotomous key to spring wildflowers of US and
Canada east of the Rockies and north of the Smokies. Like our other flower
guides, it keys first to the family and then to individual species. Explains
botanical terms used to describe flower parts. Illustrated with author's
line drawings. 64 little pages.
Inventory = 5.
ISBN: 0-912550-00-7.
Order #: NASG1001 paper$5.95.
LIFE ON INTERTIDAL ROCKS: a guide to marine life of the rocky North Atlantic coast.
by Cherie Hunter Day.
Identifies plants and animals (Kelp, Sea
Anemones, Sea Slugs, Crabs, and Starfish, and many more) that live in the
intertidal zone of the rocky Atlantic Coast, from Rhode Island north to the
Bay of Fundy.
The granite bedrock of this glacier-scoured coast forms a habitat with many
places for living things to hide. The twice-daily rise and fall of the sea
with the tides creates the intertidal zone, extending from the splash zone,
which gets wet from wave splash at high tide, but is never under water, to
the lower zone, which is exposed only during the most extreme low tides.
Organisms that live here endure many stresses, including winter cold and
ice, alternating exposure and submersion, pollution, and the danger of being
ripped away by waves during a storm. This book will help you identify
organisms that live in and on tidepools, rocks, pilings, and wharves, and understand how they survive. Illustrated with the author's clear and
detailed line drawings. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = 25. ISBN: 0-192550-15-5. Order #: NASG5406 paper$5.95.
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MASTER TREE FINDER: a manual for the identification of trees by their leaves.
Watts.
Line drawings show leaf patterns, groupings and stem patterns, cones and berries, with maps of where they may be found. Covers U.S. and Canada east of Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean. 64 little pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN:0-912550-01-5. Out of print. Order #: NASG0990 paper$5.95.
TRACK FINDER. by Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day.
Guide
to mammal tracks of eastern US and Canada. Includes key to print shapes, key
to track patterns, discussion of scat and other signs, habitat information,
range maps, and drawings of the animals and their tracks. For identifying
tracks in mud or snow. A favorite of young naturalists. 64 little pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 978-0-912550-12-1. Order #: NASG0998 paper$5.95. 
TREE FINDER:
a manual for the identification of trees. by May Theilgaard Watts.
Classic key to identifying
trees by their leaves and needles. (Originally published under the title Master Tree Finder.) Covers native and commonly introduced trees
of the U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies and north of Florida. Drawings point out important features of plant structure. This is the one to
put in your pocket and take for a walk in the woods. 64 pages illustrated.
Inventory = 21. ISBN: 978-0-912550-01--5.Order #: NASG5305 paper$5.95. 
WINTER TREE FINDER: a manual for
identifying deciduous trees in winter. by
May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts.
Key to identifying
deciduous trees in the winter
(when they've lost their leaves) by examining twigs and other features.
Describes parts of the twig and their function. Line drawings show twigs,
buds, fruits, shape, habitat, and range of trees. Covers US and Canada east
of the Rocky Mountains, except Florida. Drawings, 64 little pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 978-0-912550-0-9. Order #: NASG0995 paper$5.95. 
WINTER TREE FINDER: a manual for
identifying deciduous trees in winter. by
May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts.
Explains where trees grow and how they came to be where they are, which themselves are clues to the tree species. Also describes a part of the tree present in winter in the buds that were set at the end of fall to be held for sprouting the following spring; these are the evidence that leads to identification when the leaves are gone. Illustrated with line drawings and maps. 64 little pages.
Inventory = 103.ISBN: None. This edition is out of print. Order #:NASG0988. paper$4.95. 
WINTER WEED FINDER: a guide to dry plants in winter.
by Dorcas S. Miller,
illustrated by Ellen Amendolara.
Key identifies native and naturalized herbs
(non-woody plants) and ferns by their dry structures that remain in late
fall and winter, such as pods, seed capsules, burrs, and dried flowers.
Covers north central and northeastern US (from about N. Carolina north and
Minnesota east) and southeastern Canada. Illustrated with line drawings. 64
pages.
Inventory = 9. ISBN: 978-0-912550-17-6.Order #: NASG5407 paper$5.95.
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