Some of our Favorite Websites and Apps​

(Copy and Paste into your browser to open each or search for the app in your favorite app site )

 merlin.allaboutbirds.org ​- From Cornell - this app for your phone will help you identify that rare bird you just saw while hiking through the park.

https://www.monarch-butterfly.com/ - All about monarchs

iNaturalist ​- this app will help you identify that unusual wildflower or bird

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www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/  - Department of Agriculture/ Forest Service -  check out the Monarch Conservation Webinar Series.


https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/h/honeybee/ - the buzz on bees and honey
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www.nwf.org - National Wildlife Foundation.  Even if you only go to this site to see the award-winning nature photos, you will be well rewarded.
  

https://www.audubon.org/ - this website is truly for the birds! (and all about birds). Check out the Photography Awards page for some outstanding photos.


www.blackcreekwatershed.org - Learn more about the Black Creek Watershed Coalition


www. http://co.genesee.ny.us/departments/soilandwater/conservation.php -  


www.nysbs.org – NYS Bluebird Society – all about bluebirds; great photos and even plans for building your own bluebird houses


http://www.dec.ny.gov/ - NYS Department of Conservation website


www.dec.ny.gov/education/40248.html - DEC's Conservationist for Kids; a great resource
for kids learning about nature


www.ptny.org – New York Parks and Trails


https://www.niagarafallsstatepark.com/ Plenty of information about the state park in Niagara Falls, plus great photos!


https://friendsofmontezuma.org/ - all about the Montezuma Wetlands Complex – just down the
Thruway!


www.feederwatch.org – Learn all about Cornell's Feeder Watch Program, plus additional information on birds in general


www.birds.cornell.edu – more information for the birdwatchers among us


https://www.facebook.com/nysoea/ - NYS Outdoor Education Association


www.northernwoodlands.org/ Everything outdoors in New Hampshire


https://www.sciencebuff.org/ All about the Buffalo Museum and Science Center and the Tifft Nature Preserve


https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/03/bird-migration-interactive-maps/
Where do the birds go when they migrate? You'll be amazed at the maps that track them.
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https://www.discovertheforest.org

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5201734.pdf  - Teacher's guide to discovering nature.

https://www.fs.fed.us  - US Forest Service website (a ton of information)