A Selection of the Common, Unusual, and Rare Plants of Illinois

$5.00

Authors:Connie Carroll Cunningham, James Ellis, Paul Marcum, Danielle Ruffatto, and Greg Spyreas, 2015, 44 pages.

The INHS Photo Guide Series are colorful booklets meant as an entry point into the world of nature. The booklets are letter sized and beautifully printed on high quality paper.

INHS EM 01 E3: A Selection of the Common, Unusual, and Rare Insects of Illinois - 3rd edition  

$5.00

Authors: Michael R. Jeffords, Susan L. Post, and Tyler Hedlund

A Selection of Common, Unusual, & Rare Insects of Illinois is a 32-page booklet that features beautiful color photographs of over 250 species of insects from 19 insect orders. It is meant to be an entry point into the fascinating world of Illinois’ insects, and represents a good percentage of those species likely to be encountered on a casual walk through a forest, prairie, wetland, old field, or even a somewhat unkept backyard. Basic information is provided for each insect including its order, family, common and scientific name (if known), and where it might be found.

Biologists in the Field

Editors: Michael R. Jeffords, Susan L. Post, and Charles Warwick, 2009

INHS AC: Amphibians of Illinois

$10.00

Authors: Mui, J.M., Dreslik, M.J., Phillips, C.A.
2013. 32 Cards.

The Amphibians of Illinois Card Set is a set of 32 water resistant cards with color photos, range maps, and concise descriptions of the amphibian species most likely to be encountered in Illinois. This card set is a companion to the Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois. See sample card Front and Back

INHS RCS: Reptiles of Illinois - Snakes and Lizards

$5.00

Authors: Mui, J.M., Dreslik, M.J., Phillips, C.A.
2015. 32 Cards.

The Reptiles of Illinois Snakes and Lizards Card Set is a set of 32 water proof cards with color photos, range maps, and concise descriptions of the snake and lizard species most likely to be encountered in Illinois.

INHS RCT: Reptiles of Illinois - Turtles

$5.00

Authors: Mui, J.M., Dreslik, M.J., Phillips, C.A.
2015. 16 Cards.

The Reptiles of Illinois Turtles Card Set is a set of 16 water proof cards with color photos, range maps, and concise descriptions of the turtle species in Illinois.

INHS BCF: Illinois Birds - Forest Species

$5.00

Author: Beveroth, T.A.
2016. 32 Cards.

The Birds of Illinois: Forest Species Card Set is a set of 32 water proof cards with color photos, range maps, and concise descriptions of 30 forest bird species in Illinois. Each card contains natural history information, description of song, and a life-size illustration of the egg.

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INHS IC E2: The Good Guys! Natural Enemies of Insects  LIMITED QUANTITIES

$10.00

Authors: Michael R. Jeffords, Susan L. Post, Robert N. Wiedenmann, Carolyn Nixon, and Clifford S. Sadof
2011. 32 Cards.

The Good Guys! Natural Enemies of Insects is a set of 32 laminated cards with color photos and concise descriptions of insects and other organisms that are beneficial in the home garden or landscape.

These cards are designed to help home gardeners learn to identify the good guys—natural enemies of many common garden pests. The photos and information on each card provide sight identification of the organism or group of organisms considered beneficial in controlling insect garden pests. These cards are not designed for species identification, but only to point out general categories of insects, diseases, and other animals that should be nurtured in the home garden. Note that a bar on most photographs approximates the organism's size, and the natural enemy is categorized as either a parasite, predator, or disease.

INHS ICB: The Bad Guys! Set #1 Garden Pests  VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES

$10.00

Authors: Philip L. Nixon, Carolyn P. Nixon, Michael R. Jeffords, and Robert N. Wiedenmann
2011. 32 Cards.

The Bad Guys! Set #1 Garden Pests is a set of 32 laminated cards with color photos and concise descriptions of insects and other organisms that can cause damage in the home vegetable, fruit, and flower garden. Proper management to minimize damage is suggested.

These cards are designed to help home gardeners learn to identify the bad guys—common vegetable and flower garden pests. The photos and information on each card provide sight identification of the organism or group of organisms considered, and the type of damage it causes. Proper identification of garden pests is necessary to choose the correct management methods. Nonchemical management recommendations are provided. For proper chemical controls and timing, check with your local Extension office. Note that a bar on most photographs approximates the organism's size.

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Authors: Philip L. Nixon, Carolyn P. Nixon, Michael R. Jeffords, and Robert N. Wiedenmann
2011. 32 Cards.

The Bad Guys! Set #2 Landscape Pests is a set of 32 laminated cards with color photos and concise descriptions of insects and other organisms that can cause damage in the home landscape. Proper management to minimize damage is suggested.

These cards are designed to help home gardeners learn to identify the bad guys—common landscape pests. The photos and information on each card provide sight identification of the organism or group of organisms considered, and the types of damage they cause. Proper identification of landscape pests is necessary to choose the correct management methods. Nonchemical management recommendations are provided. For proper chemical controls and timing, check with your local Extension office. Note that a bar on some of the photographs approximates the organism's size.



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Authors: Philip L. Nixon, Carolyn P. Nixon, and Michael R. Jeffords
2011. 32 Cards.

The Ugly Guys! Household Pests is a set of 32 laminated cards with color photos and concise descriptions of insects and other organisms that can become pests in the home. Proper management to minimize damage is suggested.

These cards are designed to help residents learn to identify the ugly guys—common household pests. The photos and information on each card provide sight identification of the organism or group of organisms considered, and the types of damage they cause. Proper identification of household pests is necessary to choose the correct management methods. Nonchemical management recommendations are provided. For proper chemical controls, check with your local Extension office. Note that a bar on some of the photographs approximates the organism's size.



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With this road map in your car, you'll be able to check whether that hill in the distance is a moraine! Side relates the geology of Illinois to its highways and cities, so you can pinpoint your location and the geological features you see around you. Plus, these features are color-coded to explanatory text, making it easy to find out about specific locations. Side 2 contains maps of Illinois land cover, surface topography, quaternary geology, topography of the bedrock surface, and bedrock geology. Easy-to-understand explanations are included.
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This map shows the state's land surface in unprecedented detail, revealing regional structures and landforms that are too subtle to recognize on previous topographical maps. This amazing image of the state was created by using digital elevation data and by exaggerating the vertical scale twenty times. Lighting, shading, and color tinting techniques used in the map's production allow the reader to spot easily the landscape features such as floodplains, hills, river valleys, and glacial moraines. Scientists viewing the map for the first time quickly noticed landforms they hadn't seen before, including the unusual ridged topography along Interstate 39 in eastern Winnebago County.
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This map was produced in response to a need for current, detailed information about Illinois land, the raw material of the state. This land cover information for twenty-six identified categories is essential to ensure wise land-use decisions and good land stewardship. The satellite image data used to construct the map revealed that more than 76% of Illinois land is devoted to agriculture, primarily corn and soybeans, followed by forested lands (11.5%), urban and built-up lands (6.5%), wetlands (3.9%), and surface water (1.7%). A great companion to the Illinois Surface Topography map.
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This statewide, full-color map includes much more detail about the state's bedrock geology than was previously available. Complex geologic features on the map, such as the bedrock geology near Hicks Dome in Hardin County, are shown in exploded view. The new information on the map was gleaned during the most recent 10 years of Survey mapping. Side 1 contains the map itself, the areas mapped since 1967, a legend, and explanation of symbols. Side 2 displays two large cross sections, one the width and the other the length of the state. A highly detailed stratigraphic column is shown. Several smaller maps portray other aspects of Illinois geology, including Sub Kaskaskia geology, Sub-Absaroka (Pennsylvanian Period geology, Quaternary geology, Sub-Tippecanoe geology, structural features, and the top of the Precambrian. Wirelog information and references are given also.
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Illinois State Park Geology Series. ISBN 978-0-615-82666-0.
2005. Full color. 48 pp.

Come explore the natural beauty and wonder of the most visited state park in Illinois. Beautiful photographs, maps, and easy-to-read text will guide you through the geologic story of how the parks were formed and continue to change. This trailside view of the parks' geology is sure to give you renewed appreciation for the great rivers, bluffs, and canyons these parks contain.

Second Revised Edition, Geoscience Education Series 14.
Myrna M. Killey
2007. 74 pp.

Text, maps, and photographs have been updated in the 2007 revision of the ISGS classic, Illinois' Ice Age Legacy, Geoscience Education Series 14, by Myrna M. Killey. The 74-page book serves as an excellent introduction to the legacy of the glaciers that advanced and retreated across most of Illinois within the past 1.8 million years. During that time, the glaciers endowed the state with deposits that today provide a wealth of natural resources: fertile soils, water, sand and gravel, natural gas, and peat. The book describes the glacial processes and events of the Great Ice Age and details the kinds of evidence geologists study to learn about the glaciers and their deposits. Understanding the nature and extent of these deposits is essential to addressing societal issues related to land use, water quality, mineral resources, and geologic hazards. Illinois' Ice Age Legacy is the initial volume of a published trilogy that includes two companion publications, Illinois Groundwater: A Vital Geologic Resource and Land-Use Decisions and Geology: Getting Past AOut of Sight, Out of Mind. The latter two books illustrate how geologic information about the glacial deposits can improve societal decisions related to groundwater and land use.

Illinois Habitat Poster Set of 3

Special package deal $7.50

Author: Jefford, M.R., S. Post, and J. Sternberg, Poster dimensions [approx.]: 18" × 24"

Fossils of Illinois and Illinois Fossils 

Poster set special price $5 for 2 great posters!

The Illinois Fossil poster set is a great addition to any fossil lover’s collection. Poster 1 has detailed drawings of common Illinois fossils by geologic period, color coded to match a geologic map of Illinois, making it easy to locate where in the state the rock of a given period is present at the surface. Poster 2 has photographs of museum-quality fossil specimens and the key on side 2 provides additional information about those specimens and answers to commonly asked questions about fossils. Posters will be rolled and shipped in a tube.

Michael J. Chrzastowski.
2005. Full color map poster. 24 x 30 inches.

$7.00 sale price $5.00

The thriving metropolitan area extending inland along 70 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline—known as Chicagoland—was made possible by glacial and coastal processes. This map poster provides a visual perspective of the area not available from the ground. The accompanying text explains how geologic processes laid the foundation for the development and continued prosperity of the state's largest city. Today evidence of these processes is revealed by four distinct landscapes: (1) the rolling hills and ridges of Wheaton Morainal Country; (2) the Y-shaped Chicago Outlet Valley that made possible the historic Illinois and Michigan Canal, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, and the Calumet-Sag Channel; (3) the Chicago Lake Plain, a low-sloped expanse of land that holds most of the City of Chicago; and (4) the Zion Beach-Ridge Plain, a migratory coastal sand plain.