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Raptors in Your Pocket
A Guide to Great Plains Birds of Prey
Häftad, 2006
92 kr
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This newest addition to Iowa's successful series of laminated guides is a welcome aid to identifying the many challenging raptors of the Great Plains, from northern Minnesota to northern Texas. Illustrator Dana Gardner has created fourteen panels, showing twenty-six species perched and in flight …
Frogs and Toads in Your Pocket
A Guide to Amphibians of the Upper Midwest
2011
92 kr
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This colourful addition to Iowa’s series of laminated guides inform both amateur and professional herpetologists about all sixteen species of frogs and eight species of toads to be found in the Upper Midwest states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, North …
Salamanders in Your Pocket
A Guide to Caudates of the Upper Midwest
Häftad, 2013
107 kr
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Finding a salamander in the woodlands rates as one of the most enjoyable surprises of an early morning hike. Active mainly at night, these secretive, shiny, lizardlike amphibians often glow like jewels when found under the logs or rocks that many prefer. This colourful addition to Iowa’s popular …
Natural History of the Snakes and Lizards of Iowa
Häftad, 2022
348 kr
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This book is an in-depth look at the natural history of each snake and lizard species/subspecies found in Iowa. Each of the thirty-three species accounts includes a sampling of the common names the species has been known by in the past, the first specimens collected in the state, and a brief …
Natural History of the Turtles of Iowa
Av Terry VanDeWalle, Neil P. Bernstein
Häftad, 2025
348 kr
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This book is an in-depth look at the natural history of every turtle species found in Iowa. Each of the thirteen species accounts include a sampling of the common names the species has been known by in the past, the first specimens collected in the state, and a brief history of the early Iowa …
Butterflies in Your Pocket
A Guide to the Butterflies of the Upper Midwest
Av Steve Hendrix, Diane Debinski
2003
109 kr
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A guide to 65 species of butterflies common to the American Midwest. Using digital photographs instead of drawings, the guide shows sexual differences between males and females, seasonal forms, and both the upper- and undersides of wings when these are critical for proper identification.
Projectile Point Guide for the Upper Mississippi River Valley
Häftad, 2003
135 kr
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The chipped stone projectile points that Native Americans fastened to the ends of their spears, darts and arrow shafts are the most common relics of the 12,000-year occupancy of the Upper Mississippi River Valley. This guide offers a detailed key to identifying the various styles of points.
Prairie
A North American Guide
Häftad, 2004
169 kr
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A guide to America's last remaining prairies, the book includes information about size, management, phone numbers and outstanding characteristics for each together with recommended readings, web sites and maps.
Wetlands in Your Pocket
A Guide to Common Plants and Animals of Midwestern Wetlands
Av Mark Muller
Häftad, 2005
98 kr
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The wetlands of the Midwest have been called wonderlands: havens for millions of migrating waterfowl, filters for our larger lakes, buffers against floods and droughts, and places of great natural beauty. A huge percentage of wetland acreage has been drained for agriculture and urban development, …
Orchids in Your Pocket
A Guide to the Native Orchids of Iowa
Av Bill Witt
Häftad, 2006
92 kr
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From 1843, when the first collections were made, until 1987, when an amateur botanist discovered the only known Iowa site for spring ladies tresses, thirty-two species of orchids have been recorded in Iowa. The state's wild orchids range in size from the three-inch-tall delicately blossomed nodding …
Dictionary of Iowa Place-names
Av Tom Savage
Häftad, 2007
175 kr
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Lourdes and Churchtown, Woden and Clio, Emerson and Sigourney, Tripoli and Waterloo, Prairie City and Prairieburg, Tama and Swedesburg, What Cheer and Coin - Iowa's place-names reflect the religions, myths, cultures, families, heroes, whimsies, and misspellings of the Hawkeye State's inhabitants. …
Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands
Av Sylvan T. Runkel, Alvin F. Bull
Häftad, 2010
279 kr
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This classic of midwestern natural history is back in print with a new format and new photographs. Originally published in 1979, ""Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands"" introduced many naturalists to the beauty and diversity of the native plants of the wooded communities that once covered more than 6 …
Guide to Projectile Points of Iowa Pt. 2; Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Woodland, and Late Prehistoric Points
Häftad, 2009
170 kr
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'Projectile point' is a collective term for spear and dart points, arrowheads, and hafted knives. The many Native Americans who have inhabited Iowa shaped points primarily of various cherts and chalcedonies found locally or traded regionally. The single point types illustrated in this two-part …
Iowa Farm in Your Pocket
A Beginner's Guide
Av Kirk Murray
2009
95 kr
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Newcomers to Iowa are always amazed at the yearly changes in the heights of fields. The landscape expands from ground level to ten feet tall and back again every year: from frozen bare ground in winter to light green sprouts in late spring to dark green corn in late summer to acre upon acre of dry …
Iowa Gems and Minerals in Your Pocket
2012
115 kr
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From the spiky teeth of a geode containing sparkling quartz crystals, the rich browns and golds of smoky quartz and goethite needles on calcite, and the coral-like branches of plumose barite to the abstract reds and whites of polished agate cabochons, world-class mineral crystals are harvested from …
Warblers in Your Pocket
A Guide to the Wood-Warblers of the Upper Midwest
Av Dana Gardner
2016
101 kr
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Robins may be the official harbingers of spring, but the arrival of the wood-warbler signifies the real beginning of the season. These brightly colored songsters, most of whom have migrated extremely long distances to reach their summer nesting grounds, appear like animated jewels from treetops to …
Fish in Your Pocket
A Guide to Fish of the Upper Midwest
Häftad, 2017
116 kr
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Whether sitting in a boat with a rod and reel trying to outwit a largemouth bass or watching bluntnose minnows dart among the rocks of a sparkling stream, many people are attracted to fish. Hundreds of species can be found in the ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams of the Upper Midwest, from the …
