The Idaho Set
Three printable Idaho editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable Idaho editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated Idaho month pages to write the year down in
- The Idaho native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The Idaho night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the Idaho pages actually look like
From the Idaho editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The Idaho Nature Journal
Each Idaho month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies Idaho actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Camas (Camassia quamash)
- Arrowleaf Balsamroot
- Silvery Lupine
- Syringa (Lewis's Mock-orange)
- Bitterroot
- Sawtooth Alpine Wildflowers (paintbrush, glacier lily, alpine lupine)
- Western White Pine
- Ponderosa Pine
- Quaking Aspen
- Western Larch
- Douglas-fir
- Black Cottonwood
- Monarch
- Western Tiger Swallowtail
- Anise Swallowtail
- Western Tailed-Blue
- Mourning Cloak
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Native Plants of Idaho
44 native species are profiled for Idaho, chosen for hardiness zones 4a–6b. A dozen of them:
- Showy Milkweed
- Prairie Smoke
- Rocky Mountain Penstemon
- Firecracker Penstemon
- Blanketflower
- Western Columbine
- Douglas Aster
- Common Yarrow
- Red-Twig Dogwood
- Fragrant Sumac
- Oregon Grape
- Bearberry
The Night Sky over Idaho
Every dark-sky place the Idaho edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve
- Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
- Bruneau Dunes State Park
- National forest and public desert land in northern and eastern Idaho
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the Idaho year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve Idaho month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the Idaho list is in bloom from March through October, and May is the peak — 26 of the 44 species are flowering then.
6 of them are caterpillar host plants and 5 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in Idaho yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for Idaho is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so Idaho knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The Idaho Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of Idaho | 9 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over Idaho | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 32, across 3 Idaho files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the Idaho files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the Idaho pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the Idaho editions
| One at a time | The Idaho Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single Idaho edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole Idaho set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every Idaho edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the Idaho basics in one go
- Gardeners in Idaho who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole Idaho set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three Idaho editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the Idaho Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across Idaho, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the Idaho pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the Idaho set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The Idaho Nature Journal, Native Plants of Idaho and The Night Sky over Idaho. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these Idaho editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the Idaho set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the Idaho editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the Idaho files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for Idaho, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for Idaho?
It describes typical timing across Idaho drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real Idaho dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the Idaho pages here are free?
The free Idaho pages are the month you are in; these are the Idaho editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of Idaho, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — Idaho as a whole, with regional notes where Idaho genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the Idaho edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the Idaho pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the Idaho set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the Idaho edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The Idaho Nature Journal, Native Plants of Idaho and The Night Sky over Idaho — and the free Idaho pages cover this month either way.
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