Stan Tekiela, author of Birds of Minnesota, tells us about the different nests you may find in your neighborhood. They come in all different shapes and forms! Birds’ nests are a true feat of engineering. Imagine constructing a home that’s strong enough to weather storms, large...
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In his book Foraging in North America, Tom Anderson attempts to get you to think of wild plants in a different way—as food! For most of human history, wild plants were the mainstay of our diet. Rich in micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) that nurture good health...
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In wildlife photographer and naturalist Stan Tekiela’s latest book, Our Love of Owls, readers will discover some amazing and fun facts about these wise birds. Most birds have well-defined, broad shoulders; small heads; small eyes on the sides of their heads; and large bills, but owls...
Read MoreThe author of Bat Basics: An Introduction to the Life of Bats in the United States & Canada & Their Many Benefits, Karen Krebbs, shares with us ten facts about these amazing mammals. Even though many people believe that a bat is dirty and dangerous,...
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Greta the Great Horned Owl is Christie Gove-Berg’s third wildlife rescue book. Today she shares with us why her third book is about an owl. My first book featured an eagle and my second book featured a peregrine falcon. When I talked with Amanda, the wildlife...
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Naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela shares how he captured the ultrasonic sounds of the bat in flight. As I turn off the main paved road onto the dirt mountain road, my headlights sweep across the rouged, rocky nighttime landscape. With each switchback I gain altitude,...
Read MoreAdventure Publications will soon have a book about bats. We have asked the author of Bat Basics: An Introduction to the Life of Bats in the United States & Canada & Their Many Benefits, Karen Krebbs, to share with us how it all started. Here...
Read MoreTeresa Marrone and Drew Parker, authors of our upcoming book Mushrooms of the Northwest: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms, share with us their knowledge of the Giant Puffball. If you want to feed wild mushrooms to a crowd, a single specimen of one of these might do the...
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Naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela tells us all about releasing orphaned raccoons into the wild. Join him on this journey. It wasn’t easy carrying the oversize dog kennels. The cargo was shifting from side to side, throwing off our balance. Now and then, a tiny...
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We are excited to announce Christie Gove-Berg’s latest children’s book, Greta the Great Horned Owl, which will be out in the spring of 2019. In celebration of the release, we are launching a GIVEAWAY. But first, let me tell you more about this amazing true story...
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