In this age of high-speed internet, people sometimes overlook the value of printed materials. Field guides are certainly an example of this. While they do require effort to carry around and search through, many people consider them well worth it. Not all field guides are created equal and no one size fits all. Many naturalists find they can never have too many of these valuable resources. There are guides on the market today for everything from herps to trees to poisonous plants to seashells to birds to mollusks and so on—whatever your interest. You sometimes need to be careful with older guides, as names and ranges change over time, but quality guides often get updated and reprinted.
This lesson is part of Certified Herpetological Guide. Enrollment is self-paced, with no deadline to finish (about 50 hours).
