Birds Nests and Eggs  by Mel Boring

A “take-along” guide for young children that studies well-known birds such as Robin, Sparrow, and Cardinal in their different stages of life. It has striking illustrations and simple projects related to each species.

Cost=$7.95

Birds of Michigan-Field Guide

This guide is color coded by dominant bird color, making quick identification a reality. Also, a full page color photo and a full page description is included for each of the 112 bird species. Range maps for bird occurrence in Michigan is also featured.

269 pages

Cost=$13.25

Butterflies Michigan Field Guide By J. Daniels

   A very nice field guide with excellent images.   

Cost=$17.95

Gardening in Deer Country By V. Drzewucki

This guide provides descriptions of deer resistant plants and their growing requirements.   

Cost=$9.95

Lakescaping for Wildlife and Water Quality

If you own lakeshore property, you need this book! Are you tired of spending your “quality time” at the lake mowing grass, chasing geese off the lawn, and watching the lake turn lime green with algal blooms? There is an alternative. This book shows how to plan and plant a diverse natural lakeshore landscape. Read about techniques to restore wildlife habitat, wildflowers, and clean water - preserve or restore the natural beauty that attracted you to lakeshore living in the first place. The principles and techniques in this book are also applicable for landscaping along rivers, streams and wetlands. 175 pages

Cost =$21.25

Landscaping for Wildlife

This book offers easy-to-follow, affordable landscape plans specifically geared to the Midwest climate. Includes designs for butterfly and hummingbird gardens, and information on how to attract a wide variety of wildlife.  150 pages

Cost=$12.75

Managing Michigan Ponds for Sport Fishing

  Excellent guide to those landowners wishing to build a pond, especially a fish pond. 

Cost=$7.00

Michigan Gardening Guide  By J. Minnich

Michigan Gardening starts with soil and finishes with indoor gardening, including composting, intercropping, companion planting, organic fertilizing and boosting nitrogen levels; choosing the best flowers for Michigan soils; how to make a root cellar and how to choose an ornamental tree. 

Cost=$19.95

Michigan Wildflowers

This spectacular and informative guide features 278 wildflowers found in meadows, woods, dunes, shores, and wetlands of Michigan. Each stunning photograph is coupled with a detailed plant description, including scientific and family names, habitat, growing season, and protected status. Michigan Wildflowers also features a wildflower quiz and a guide to eight of Michigan’s most accessible and diverse wildflower trails. 144 pages

Cost=$19.75

Nature for Kids - Fun With Nature By Mel Boring.

 Fun with Nature is six nature handbooks in one. Young naturalists will enjoy this book.   

Cost=$16.95

Trees of Michigan: Field Guide

Now it’s easy to identify 106 of Michigan’s trees! This field guide features full color photos with a corresponding full page of information. Thumb tab icons show leaf type and attachment. Information is useful and accessible for confident identification of Michigan’s trees.

Cost =$13.25

Wild About Birds

This book is an educational tool to teach both adults and children about birds and their migration, plumage, feeding habits, seasonal adaptation to different climates, habitat relationships and nesting details. By using the feeder designs and feeding techniques described in this book, you could potentially double the numbers and species of birds visiting your yard. 278 pages

 Cost=$21.25

Wildflowers of Michigan

This lovely 4” x 6” book is a perfect pocket size for taking on walks to use in identifying wildflowers along the way. Each of the approximately 200 varieties of Michigan wildflowers discussed in this book has a full page color photograph to aid in identification, and descriptions containing: family, height, flower, leaf, bloom time, origin, habitat and range, along with author’s notes on each specific variety.

Cost =$19.75

Woodworking for Wildlife

This book features many diagrams for building shelters for birds and mammals. Includes plans for the Peterson bluebird house, bat houses, platforms for the great horned owl, wood duck nest boxes, etc. 

Cost=$12.75