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 )
https://wizardpins.com/blogs/education/all-about-bald-eagles (Thanks to Roger Jarvis and the STEMettes group for suggesting this cool link).
www.ellicotttrail.com
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
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
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
www.nabluebirdsociety.org – North American Bluebird Society – more like the above
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.
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)