Smokies Field Guide Set

Learn to identify the plants and animals you see on your hikes!

Smokies Basic set includes Wildflowers, Trees, and Birds.  Smokies Deluxe set include all books listed below.

Wildflowers of the Smokies
This durable, pocket-sized field guide is packed with colorful photographs of the Smokies' most beautiful wildflowers.  Its accessible yet thorough text is written by Dr Peter White, a premier botanist and one of the leading authorities on the flowering plants of the Great Smoky Mountains.  Includes sections on suggested walks, hikes, and drives in the park, wildflower conservation issues, rare park plants, wildflower value and diversity, how to identify wildflowers, and more.

Trees of the Smokies
A delightful, pocket-sized field guide to the trees of the Smokies by Steve Kemp.  Features 80 color photographs of the most common species plus more than 100 line drawings.  Text covers virgin forests, record trees, fall colors, blooming times, and more.

Birds of the Smokies
This gem by Fred J Alsop III includes 100 extraordinary color photographs of park birds.  The text reflects more than 25 years of birding experience in the Smokies with sections on where to find birds, suggested birding trips in the park, bird songs, and how to "get" the 12 most sought-after species in the Smokies.  Includes a complete checklist; fits in pocket or pack.

Ferns of the Smokies
This handy, pocket-sized guide covers every fern and fern ally in the park.  Each species gets its own page with at least one color photo and secondary illustration or close-up image.  By Murray Evans, former University of Tennessee professor and one of the world's leading authority on ferns.

Mammals of the Smokies
A fascinating and beautiful guide to the most popular and famous critters in the park.  You won't believe the picutures of bats in flight and other elusive animals.  You'll be amazed at all the information packed into this guide.  Covers all your favorites and more, inlcuding bear, elk, deer, flying squirrels, chipmunks, foxes, bobcats, and even buffalo.

Reptiles and Amphibians of the Smokies
The fourth volume in our award-winning Natural History Handbook series!  The Smokies are the Salamander Capital of the World, and Reptiles and Amphibians of the Smokies by Stephen Tilley and James Huheey covers all 30 park species, plus frogs, turtles, snakes, and more!

Butterflies and Moths of the Smokies
From Eastern Tiger Swallowtails to the Great Purple Hairstreak, Hummingbird Clearwings to the Giant Leopard Moth, this beautiful field guide by two naturalists and educarots is designed to help budding butterfly and moth enthusiasts cultivate a greater interest and understanding of the field.  With more than 200 colorful images, Butterflies and Moths of the Smokies showcases 73 species of butterflies and 27 species of moths commonly found in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  The detailed introduction and appendices cover behavior, life cycles, food plants, conservation, and where to find butterflies and moths in the park.

Retail value is basic set is $35.  Retail value of deluxe set is $80.

Field guide set also available for the Carolinas.