Owls Nest Gift Shop at Great Plains Nature Center

Owl's Nest Gift Shop

The OWL'S NEST GIFT SHOP
is your shopping destination with unique gifts for that special
nature lover, hunter, angler, teacher or educator in your life,
no matter what age!

Check out our low prices.
We think you will be both surprised and pleased!

Books   Featured Merchandise
GPNC Pocket Guides   GPNC Posters
Multimedia Resources    Kid Stuff!

If you are wanting to obtain either a Federal
Interagency Senior Pass or Interagency Access Pass, they are both available at the Owl's Nest during normal business hours (10-4, Mon-Sat). Please bring appropriate I.D.

Payment MUST be by cash or check only:
No credit cards.

You may also mail in your order with a $10 dollar processing fee. Download the appropriate pass form using the links below, fill it in and send it to the address indicated on the form along with your check
Senior Pass: (Senior Pass Form)
$10 regular fee + $10 processing fee = $20
Access Pass: (Access Pass Form)
$0 regular fee + $10 processing fee = $10

If you walk in to get your pass, the $10 processing does not apply.

Interagency Senior Pass

Elsewhere in Kansas, these passes are also available at:

	Cimarron National Grassland
	Quivira National Wildlife Refuge

For more info on the pass program, see this website:
http://store.usgs.gov/pass/index.html

Located in the lobby of
the Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E. 29th St. N
Wichita, KS 67220-2200
(316) 683-5499 x111
Send us email at: owlsnest@gpnc.org

Yes, we can accept credit card orders
(MasterCard & VISA only) over the phone!

Owl's Nest Staff
Charlene Van Walleghen, Christy Hanne
& Angie Haug

HOURS: Monday - Saturday,
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Upcoming holiday closings:
Monday, May 27
Thursday, July 4 - Monday, September 2
Monday, October 7 - Monday, November 11
Thursday-Saturday, November 28-30
Wednesday, December 25

FEATURING THESE BOOKS:

Wichita book cover

"Wichita"
Local History book illustrated
with 206 vintage picture postcards

By James E. Mason

$21.99

"Birds of Kansas"

By Max Thompson, Charles Ely,
Bob Gress, Chuck Otte, Sebastian Patti,
David Seibel & Eugene Young

$39.95

Birds of Kansas book cover

Wichita's Riverside Parks book cover

"Wichita's Riverside Parks"

By James E. Mason

$21.99

"Amphibians, Reptiles
and Turtles in Kansas"

By Joseph T. Collins, Suzanne L. Collins, Travis W. Taggart

Hardcover Edition
$30.00

Kansas Herps book cover

"A Kansas Year"

By Mike Blair

$24.95

"Kansas Geology:
2nd Edition"

Edited by Rex Buchanan

$19.95

"Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather"

By Mike Smith

$24.95

"Camping With The Corps of Engineers"

8th Edition

By Cottage Publications

$17.95

Kansas Birds book cover

"The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding
Hot Spots"

By Bob Gress
& Pete Janzen

$19.95

"The Complete Guide to Kansas Fishing"

By Amy Bickel & Jason Probst

$22.95

Kansas Fishing cover

"Insects in Kansas"

By Stephen White &
Glenn Salsbury

$25.95

Insects In Kansas book cover

Faces book cover

"Faces of
the Great Plains"

By Bob Gress & Paul Johnsgard

$34.95

"Land of Grass and Sky"

By Mary Taylor Young

$14.95

MTYoung book cover

Wildflower book cover

"Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas"

By Michael Jon Haddock

$19.95

"Hunting and Trading on the Great Plains,
1859-1875"

By James R. Mead

$15

J.R. Mead cover

OTHER TITLES:

	"Great Wildlife of the Great Plains", by Paul Johnsgard - $29.95
	"Prairie Birds", by Paul Johnsgard - $29.95
	"Wings of Paradise", paintings by John Cody - $60.00
	"Rare and Elusive Birds" by William Burt - $39.95
	"Pasture and Range Plants" (Centennial Edition) - $30.00

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GPNC Pocket Guides

Kansas Snakes Pocket Guide

The Great Plains Nature Center Pocket Guides may be ordered for $3 each, postpaid, through the Owl's Nest Gift Shop.

Titles available currently are:

	Great Plains Waterbirds
	Great Plains Shorebirds
	Kansas Snakes
	Kansas Freshwater Mussels
	Kansas Flint Hills Wildflowers & Grasses
	Common Kansas Butterflies (the pocket guide contents are not online yet)
	Common Kansas Backyard Birds (the pocket guide contents are not online yet)

Each pocket guide is adapted for the web on the GPNC website. You may view their contents online by clicking on the names above.

Other titles available online only are: Common Kansas Mammals, Kansas Threatened & Endangered Species and Kansas Raptors.

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GPNC Posters

Colorful Songbirds Poster

The Great Plains Nature Center has produced a series of educational posters on the wildlife of the Great Plains. Text on the back of each poster tells about the animals pictured on the front.

You can get a copy of any of the posters still available for $5 each, postpaid, through the Owl's Nest Gift Shop. Some are no longer available - call to learn which ones. Our most recent poster is "Kansas Symbols". Past titles include:

	Colorful Songbirds
	Wildlife of the Shortgrass Prairie
	Wildlife of the Tallgrass Prairie
	Wildlife of the Wetlands
	Wildlife of the Woodlands
	Wildlife Success Stories
	Wildlife Migrants
	Waterfowl

Click here to see each poster!

WE ALSO FEATURE:

Painted rocks by Concordia, KS artist
Phyllis Shanks.
- $20

The Folkmanis line of wildlife puppets!

Puppets

Plush birds

A large selection of plush animal songbirds
by Wild Republic.
Squeeze them and hear them sing!
- Approved by the National Audubon Society
and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology -

AND DON'T MISS THESE!

Large assortment of Kansas postcards

Note cards, matted prints and limited edition artwork by Brent Langley.
View three of them here.

	Note cards - $2.50
	Matted prints - $35.00
	Limited edition prints, starting at $80.00

Living on Sunshine, by Sharon Leiker Prairie Gold, by Sharon Leiker

Note cards and original paintings by Sharon Leiker

	Note cards (shown above) - $10.00 for box of eight
	Paintings from $195

Note Cards

Note cards by Thane Rogers

$3.25 each (3 examples shown above)

"Images From Nature" note cards by Judd Patterson

$4.95 each (4 examples shown above)

Beautiful porcelain bird figurines from Andrea of Sadek. - Beginning at $30.95

	Ceramic pins from Elk Falls Piecemakers
	Natural history books and DVD's - for adults and children.
	A large selection of Great Plains Nature Center promotional items such as: caps, clothing, cups and window/holiday ornaments.
	Edible insects, insect candy and sunflower seed candy!



We have a great selection of nature-themed t-shirts, with GPNC monogram on the sleeve. Adult Sizes: $16.95 & $17.95 We have children's shirts also!
We have some nice hats and canvas bags too! Priced from $12.95 - $18.00

PLUS many more items too numerous to mention!

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MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES

Our multimedia educational resources include numerous CD-ROMs, CDs and DVDs.
Some of the notable titles are:

"Solitudes" - Natural sounds with classical music;
CDs - $16.00, cassettes - $10.00

Common Birds: book + CD

"Common Birds & Their Songs"
by Lang Elliott & Marie Reid - $22.00

"Colors of Kansas Through the Four Seasons�"
- DVD filmed in Kansas featuring wildlife through
all four seasons - $14.99

We have the new CD from Kansas' own
Tallgrass Express String Band!

"Clean Curve of Hill Against Sky"

Songs from the heart of the Flint Hills! - $14.99

Several different animal sound titles, including:

Peterson's "Birding by Ear" and "Field Guides" - $30.00

"Music of the Birds: A Celebration of Bird Song" by Lang Elliott - $25.00

Stackpole Nature Sounds: Booklets with CDs, by Lang Elliott - $19.95 each

	The Calls of Frogs & Toads
	A Guide to Wildlife Sounds
	The Songs of Insects
	A Guide to Night Sounds
	Calls of Ducks and Geese

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KID STUFF

Folkmanis: hand and finger puppets

	Children's t-shirts for your little nature lovers. With GPNC monogram on the sleeve. Sizes T4 - Youth L $12.95
	"Adventures with Jonny: Let's Go Fishing" by Michael DiLorenzo A fishing adventure and guide for adults and children to enjoy together. $17.95
Assorted Bingo Games by Lucy Hammett $14.95

Wild Republic: plush critters.

Really cool beanbag size critters that give off their sound when squeezed!
Certified by the Audubon Society and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

Toysmith: nature toys, games, rubber critters.

	Critter viewers
	Craft project kits

Houses for Bugs, Ants and/or Burrowing Insects: From $9.99 to $14.99

NEW! Kids Kits: $10.95 - $14.95

	Kaleidoscope
	Crystal Growing
	Paper Recycling

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Questions or comments? Send Email to Jim Mason Spidey
Or write us at:
Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E. 29th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220-2200 Call: 316-683-5499 Fax: 316-688-9555