The West Virginia Set
Three printable West Virginia 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 West Virginia editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated West Virginia month pages to write the year down in
- The West Virginia native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The West Virginia 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 West Virginia pages actually look like
From the West Virginia editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The West Virginia Nature Journal
Each West Virginia month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies West Virginia actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Bloodroot
- Large-flowered Trillium
- Virginia Bluebells
- Wild Columbine
- Rhododendron
- New England Aster
- Sugar Maple
- Red Spruce
- Rhododendron
- Eastern Redbud
- Tulip Tree
- Eastern Hemlock
- Monarch
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Great Spangled Fritillary
- Diana Fritillary
- Mourning Cloak
- Spicebush Swallowtail
Native Plants of West Virginia
45 native species are profiled for West Virginia, chosen for hardiness zones 5a–7b. A dozen of them:
- Purple Coneflower
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Butterfly Weed
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Wild Bergamot
- Scarlet Beebalm
- New England Aster
- Wild Columbine
- Cardinal Flower
- Great Blue Lobelia
- Foxglove Beardtongue
The Night Sky over West Virginia
Every dark-sky place the West Virginia edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Spruce Knob (Monongahela National Forest)
- Dolly Sods Wilderness
- Green Bank area, Pocahontas County (National Radio Quiet Zone)
- Watoga State Park
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the West Virginia year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve West Virginia month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the West Virginia list is in bloom from March through October, and June is the peak — 20 of the 45 species are flowering then.
13 of them are caterpillar host plants and 14 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in West Virginia yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for West Virginia 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 West Virginia knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The West Virginia Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of West Virginia | 9 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over West Virginia | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 32, across 3 West Virginia 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 West Virginia files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the West Virginia 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 West Virginia editions
| One at a time | The West Virginia Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single West Virginia edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia basics in one go
- Gardeners in West Virginia who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole West Virginia set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three West Virginia editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the West Virginia Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across West Virginia, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the West Virginia 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 West Virginia set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The West Virginia Nature Journal, Native Plants of West Virginia and The Night Sky over West Virginia. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these West Virginia editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for West Virginia, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for West Virginia?
It describes typical timing across West Virginia drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real West Virginia dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the West Virginia pages here are free?
The free West Virginia pages are the month you are in; these are the West Virginia 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 West Virginia, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — West Virginia as a whole, with regional notes where West Virginia genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the West Virginia 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 West Virginia pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the West Virginia set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the West Virginia 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 West Virginia Nature Journal, Native Plants of West Virginia and The Night Sky over West Virginia — and the free West Virginia pages cover this month either way.
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