Books & Field Guides

New England has a lot to offer, so it’s no surprise that it’s one of the top outdoor tourist destinations in the country. It sees many people traversing its land each year, and many are there specifically seeking outdoor adventure. And, with...

The Firefly Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Gems is designed for easy and reliable identification of minerals, gems and rocks. The identification process begins with the stone's streak color, which is how the book is organized: blue, red, yellow, brown,...

Get the perfect guide to insects and bugs of North America! Keep this tabbed booklet close at hand at home, at the park, on your camping trip, and for any outdoors adventure. Based on noted entomologist Jaret C. Daniels’ popular Backyard Bugs...

Established as the first national park in the eastern United States, Acadia National Park has 120 miles of hiking trails through more than 40,000 acres along the coast of Maine. Fully revised and updated, this edition of Hiking Acadia National Park...

The author once fell backwards, on skis, at night, into a latrine during a snowstorm in the Rocky Mountains. That's just one of the stories in this 20-year tale of wilderness education. This book aims to entertain and edify, captivate and compel. It's...

The Maine edition covers 282 miles from Katahdin in Baxter State Park to the New Hampshire state line in one planning guide and seven water- and tear-resistant maps. The pocket-sized planning guide contains background information, points of interest, and...

Life is a journey and the best journeys are hikes! Use this logbook to write down all the details of your wanderings. Fill-in two-page spreads are provided for each hike. Use the left-hand page to note the name of the trail, the date, location, weather,...

Almost twenty years ago, Andrew Vietze made an unexpected career change: from punk rock magazine editor to park ranger at Baxter State Park in Maine. Home to Katahdin, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, Baxter State Park sees some 60,000...

Need something not too big or small? This notebook’s size is sure to accommodate your writing and storage needs.Tough, yet flexible Field-Flex cover with rounded corners conforms to any packNickel-plated, rust-resistant staplesArchival-grade and...

How to Eat in the Woods is a comprehensive, practical, and reliable guide to finding food in the woods and living off the land, by respected wilderness survivalists. With text by wilderness survivalist Bradford Angier, the information in How to Eat in...

Campfire Stories Deck is a collection of 50 cards with storytelling prompts to help people of all ages find engaging and meaningful ways to connect with family and friends. While the glow of a campfire is the iconic setting for intimate stories, these...

Maine folklore is rich in tales of humans confronted by strange beasts, both wonderful and terrifying. The Abenaki, or First People, had their tales of Glooskap and Pamola. Other tales came with European settlers; and others sprang up almost out of...

The seventh edition of the bestselling NOLS Wilderness Medicine includes all the key first-aid information that made previous editions so valuable, now updated throughout with the latest medical recommendations. This guide is used in NOLS and WMI...

Toadstools, truffles, boletes and morels, witches' butter, conks, corals, puffballs and earthstars: mushrooms are both mysterious and ecologically essential. They can also be either delicious or deadly. Thousands of different species of mushrooms appear...

More than 30 years since its first publication, Kathleen Meyer delivers an update to the beloved guide to relieving yourself responsibly. Meyer's delightfully shameless discussion of a once-secretive activity examines the environmental impact of too much...

The original 50 Hikes guide is new again, covering northern New England's most legendary range, the crown jewel of Northeast hiking. The splendor of the White Mountains will inspire you to visit Crawford Notch and Pinkham Notch regions, as well as take...

Including Tumbledown, Saddleback, the Bigelows, and of course Katahdin, Maine has 14 mountains over 4,000 feet in elevation. For hikers, it's a shared goal to summit all 14 of them. Registered Maine Guide Doug Dunlap has done just that, multiple times in...

Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, this informative guide makes it easy to identify birds in a backyard, favorite parks and wildlife areas. Each bird is accompanied by a detailed listing of its...

This book covers the best day hikes and weekend backpacking trips in New Hampshire's breathtaking White Mountains. It takes readers to the most scenic hikes in the state, some well-known and others off the beaten path. Hikes suited to every...

From beach peas to serviceberries, hen of the woods to Indian cucumber, ostrich ferns to sea rocket, Foraging New England guides the reader to the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Northeast. Helpfully organized by environmental zone, the book...