 Season's Greetings, Friends ~ It's been a long, chaotic year. Time to add some sparkle to the house and prepare for the holidays. There are ways to safely shop, but why not do so from the comfort and safety of home? Following is a listing of gift ideas for nature lovers, gardeners, and hikers, that I prepared last fall, with some new additions. Happy Holidays! Photo: Natural greens arrangement taken at Northwind Perennial Farm. The gift that lasts all year... State Park, County Park and National Park stickers and passes, and yearly Nature Center Memberships, are gifts that keep on giving all year long. It's a great gift for families, too.
Wisconsin State, National, and County Park Stickers: Wisconsin State Park Sticker A National Park Sticker Waukesha County Parks Sticker Washington County Parks Sticker Nature Center Memberships: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Wehr Nature Center Boerner Botanical Gardens River Bend Nature Center Riveredge Nature Center Retzer Nature Center Nature Centers across the state Urban Ecology Center Books and Publications: You can't go wrong with books and magazine subscriptions that focus on a persons interests. Subscription Publications: Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine Birds&Blooms Magazine Our Wisconsin Magazine Birding Magazine Outside Magazine Books for the Wisconsin Hiker and Local Park Explorer Explorer's Guide - 50 Hikes in Wisconsin Best Easy Day Hikes - Milwaukee Ice Age Trail Guidebook 101 Things to Do in Milwaukee Parks: A Guide to the Green Spaces in Milwaukee - by Barbara Ali Books For the Birder Field Guide to the Birds of Wisconsin by Charles Hagner The Wonder of Birds: What They Tell Us About Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future - by Jim Robbins Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in a Life of an Extreme Birder - by Kenn Kaufman National Geographic Kids Guide of Birding North America One More Warbler by Victor Emanuel A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration - by Kenn Kaufman National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America by Jonathan Alderfer and Noah Strycker The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human - by Noah Strycker The Urban Birder by David Lindo Books For the Nature Lover and Gardening for Wildlife Zooburbia - by Tai Moses The Urban Bestiary - by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Mozart's Starling - by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds - by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Welcome to Subirdia - by John M. Marzluff Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife - by Nancy Lawson Wildlife in Your Garden - edited by Karen Lanier Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife - by David Mizejewski for the National Wildlife Federation Touch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening with Kids - April Pulley Sayre Writing Wild: Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks: compiled by Kathryn Aalto Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard - by William Tallamy Gifts for a Budding Nature Photographer The Smartphone Photography Guide by Pete Cope Extra Camera Memory Cards Selfie Sticks; Portable, bendable, tripods Gift Card for prints at their favorite photo print shop Arts Cameras Plus - Camera gear, photo processing, classes. Gift cards available for gear or workshops and classes Mike Crivellos - Camera gear, photo processing Specialized Gear: There are some great Milwaukee area shops that can help you find the right gear for those on your list. Outdoor Gear Sherper's A wide selection of outdoor gear, including boots, camping equipment, binoculars and more can be found at this Milwaukee area local outdoor gear shop Stan's Fit For Your Feet Hiking Boots, Socks and Accessories Yellow Wood - A Premier Outdoor Gear Shop Backyard Birding Gear: Wild Birds Unlimited Stores - Bird feeders of all kinds, bird food of all kinds, bird baths, books on birding, and a wealth of knowledge in feeding backyard birds. Wisconsin Garden & Pet Supplies - Wauwatosa - Featuring a wide selection of wild bird feeders and food Stein's Garden & Home - Wild bird feeders and food in several Wisconsin locations
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2/19/2020 03:47:54 pm
I'm so happy I found your blog! I've been researching about Wisconsin garden-related blogs and I happened on yours. I'm stopping by Midwestern garden blogs to invite folks to the Garden Bloggers Fling. This year, we'll be in the Midwest--in Madison, Wisconsin--in June. You can find out more by visiting my blog, or google "garden bloggers fling." (I didn't want to insert a link because it might go to spam.) Invite your garden blogging friends, too! (I'm making note of your gift ideas--thanks!) Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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