The Field Guide to the Woody Plants of the Northern Forest is a compact guide to the ecology, geography, and identification of the trees, shrubs, and wood vines of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. It covers 272 species, provides 80 quick guides and charts for rapid identification, and contains nearly 3000 color drawings and photos.

It the first field guide in sixty-five years to cover the trees and shrubs of the Northern Forest Region; the first ever to include quick guides to habitats, buds, leaves, flowers, fruits, and families; and the first ever to use stacked photos and colored vector drawings throughout.

A companion digital atlas with 2,200 additional images and a set of photographic lessons—Woody Plants in the Field—are available as free downloads on the Atlas web site, ww.northernforestatlas.org.