Online Resources
Links to Natural History Libraries:
This is a link to all the Natural History libraries compiled at the University of Washington.
Nature Handbook Bibliography:
This exhaustive bibliography supplements the stunning new book
"The Nature Handbook: A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors" by
Ernest Williams (Oxford University Press, 2005). This book is an
encyclopedic "all-in-one" reference manual that naturalists can use
to explain what they are seeing in nature, and the bibliography is
a fantastic collection of background materials that every naturalist
should have on hand.
National Association for Interpretation:
NAI is a professional organization for anyone who interprets cultural
and natural history for zoos, museums, botanical gardens, tour companies,
or any other organization. Their website is an online resource listing
college and training programs, employment opportunities, businesses
that help interpreters, and much more. Of special interest are the
training and certification programs they sponsor.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System:
ITIS is the definitive authority on the taxonomy of the plants, animals, microbes,
and fungi of North America and the world. This website presents an easy way to
see a taxonomic breakdown for any Phylum, Class, Order, or Family.
Encyclopedia of Life:
This website is a global effort to produce an online encyclopedia that
provides life history information and photographs for all known species.
A bit of a tall order perhaps, but the website was only started at the
end of February 2008.
National Biological Information Infrastructure:
This huge collaborative effort to provide information and resources on North America´s
biological resources has a ton of information. Search on species, habitat, ecological
theme, or geographic region for more details. Check out the Biocomplexity Thesaurus.
Connecting-With-Nature:
Lots of cool resources for connecting with nature in your back yard.
No Child Left Inside:
This is the No child left inside act. This is a very cool group.
Tree of Life:
This is the tree of life website. The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of
biologists and nature enthusiasts from around the world. On more than 10,000 World Wide Web pages,
the project provides information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of
organisms, and their evolutionary history (phylogeny).
Goearthtrek:
Goearthtrek is a global clearinghouse for citizen science programs. A wide range of natural history
projects, all coordinated and organized in one place.
Together Green:
Act today, shape tomorrow. Toyota and National Audubon society.
Children and Nature Network
BugGuide
An Inordinate Fondness
North Cascades Institute
Encounters with Richard Nelson
Red Rock Institute
Western Society of Naturalists
Natureserve
Yanayacu Natural History Research Group
Organization for Tropical Studies
American Museum of Natural History
AOU Checklist of North American Birds
Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
Audubon Magazine
Bird Checklists of the United States, USGS
Birdnet--All About Ornithology
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Canotia, A new journal of Arizona botany (with downloadable new keys)
Center for Sonoran Desert Studies, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide, USGS
Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic
John Burroughs Association
KKNature-- Kenn Kaufman·s Nature Site
Land Use History of the Colorado Platea
Mammal Species of the World-- Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural Histor
Odonata (Dragonflies) of North America
Ornithological Worldwide Literature (OWL)
Orion Magazine
Xerces Society
The tree of Life Project - basic data on all the world·s diversity
GBIF - the global biodiversity Information Facility
Biosurvey - southwestern association of
naturalists (SWAN). This is like WSN for the southwest, and it has its own
journal as well.
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