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Wildflowersby Harry C. Lund
This spectacular and informative guide features 278 wildflowers found in meadows, woods, dunes, shores, and wetlands of Michigan. This guide organizes Michigan's wildflowers by color groupings. Each stunning photograph is coupled with a detailed plant description, including scientific name and family names, habitat, growing season, and protected status.
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Birds
of Michigan Field
Guide
by Stan Teikila
Organized by bird color, just the guide every Michigan bird watcher needs. Easy to use and small enough to fit in a field coat pocket! The guide has full-page color photos facing a full-page description of each of the 112 bird species. Range maps, tips for identifying birds, information on nesting and migrating habits and more are all found in this compact guide for the novice or expert bird watcher.
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Bringing
Back the White Pine
by Jack Rajala
With a focus on the history of the white pine in Minnesota, Rajala encourages his readers to become a part of bringing back the white pine. Through instruction on proper silviculture, regeneration, planting and care guidelines Rajala inspires his readers, "These lands don't just simply grow white pine, they demand it." Watch out - Rajala's passion is catchy!
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Woodworking
for Wildlife--Homes for Birds & Mammals
by Carrol L. Henderson, Minnesota DNR Nongame
Wildlife Supervisor
The finest "how-to" book we have ever seen on building nesting structures. This spiral bound practical guide provides not only instructions but patterns for building a variety of structures for birds, owls, bats, and more.
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Landscaping
for Wildlife
by
Carrol L. Henderson, Minnesota DNR Nongame Wildlife Supervisor
Written to satisfy the needs of a broad audience - this book is designed to simplify the process of designing and managing the landscape so you can double the abundance of wildlife on your land through landscaping.
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Lakescaping
for Wildlife and Water Quality
by Carrol L. Henderson, Minnesota DNR Nongame
Wildlife Supervisor
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. Applicable for landscaping along rivers, streams, and wetlands as well.
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Brochures
- Michigan Native Plant Brochure Series--a set of brochures focused exclusively on Upper Peninsula native plants. The series includes: Native Trees; Native Shrubs; Native Wildflowers; Native Vines, Grasses, Rushes, Sedges, and Ferns. by David Mindell under the direction of the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts (available at the HKCD office)
- Forestry & Wildlife Assistance in Michigan--A guide to technical, educational, and financial asistance for Michigan's provate forestland owners. Developed by the Michigan Forest Resource Alliance (also available in office)