Natural History

In the Country of the Kaw is a joyous exploration of the realm of the Kaw River, which stretches from the High Plains of Colorado to the Kansas city metropolitan area.

Perfect for backpack or glove compartment, Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas offers a wealth of quick-access information and finding aids graced with color that leaps of the page, making plant identification a joy rather than a chore. It's a book guaranteed to send even chronic homebodies out into the great outdoors in search of these elusive blooms.

Pecan America explores the significance and challenges of pecan farming, traces this unique tree nut’s influence on American folk art and culture, documents the pecan industry’s quest for share of stomach in a market brimming with other tree nuts, examines the pecan’s surprising array of health benefits, and profiles some of the fascinating people who bring this food to the world.

This thoroughly revised and profusely illustrated comprehensive key for identifying amphibians and reptiles from the continental United States and Canada incorporates a wealth of new scientific findings.

An up to date and comprehensive field guide that provides keys, descriptions, distribution maps, and nearly 1,000 color photographs of 166 native and naturalized woody plants found in Kansas.

Charles Bunker served as the curator of birds and mammals at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum early in the 20th century who inspired hundreds of students who came under his tutelage when he trained them in both field-collecting and specimen preparation.

Elevations is a personal exploration of the Arkansas River, from its headwaters to the plains. The approach is first person journalism, it’s a story about the natural and cultural history of the river in Colorado and Kansas, and Max McCoy’s sometimes life-challenging experiences exploring on and around the river.

The book explores the early relationship between Yellowstone National Park and the Smithsonian Institution as they tried to conserve American wildlife for future generations.