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Local Environmental Organizations

Boxford Trails Association / Boxford Open Lands Trust –

Essex County Greenbelt Association –

Friends of Our Trails: Greater Newbury (FOOT) –

Parker River Clean Water Association –


Massachusetts Environmental Information

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) –

Massachusetts Audubon Society –

Massachusetts Birding Links (Massbird.org) –

Massachusetts Bluebird Association –

Massachusetts Butterfly Club –

Massachusetts Native Plant Committee –

Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch (EMHW) –


General Nature Images & Information

Georgetown Biodiversity (Mass EOEA) –

Get Outside: The Nature Show for Essex County –

Massachusetts Biodiversity (Mass EOEA) –

NatureServe: Connecting Science with Conservation (NatureServe.org) –

National Biological Information Infrastructure


General Wildlife Images & Information

Vernal Pool Association –

Living with Wildlife (Mass Audubon) –

Living with Wildlife (MSPCA) –

Wildlife Program (MassWildlife) –

The New England Wildflower Society –


Amphibians Images & Information

Amphibians Species and Identification Guide: Frogs, Toads & Salamanders (USGS) –

Frogs and Toads in Color and Sound (NatureSound) –

Field Guide to Massachusetts Frogs (NWF)  http://www.nwf.org/frogwatchUSA/frogs_state.cfm–showstate=ma#frogs

Massachusetts State Reptiles and Amphibians List (MassWildlife) –


Birds Images & Information

Birds of Massachusetts Official State Checklist (Massbird.org) –

Birds of New England (NENature.com) –

Birds of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (USGS) –

Bird of the Week (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) –

The Birdhouse Network (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) –

Christmas Bird Count (National Audubon) –

Forest and Rangeland Birds of the US (USGS) –

Internet Field Guide to Birds (BDI) –

New England Seabirds (neseabirds.com) –

North American Bluebird Society –

Online Bird Guide (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) –

Patuxent Wildlife Research Laboratory - Birds (USGS) –

Ranges of North American Breeding Birds (USGS)  http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/birds/breedrng/breedrng.htm

Warbler Watch Identification Guide to Warblers (BirdSource.org) –


Fish Images & Information

Massachusetts Freshwater Fish (Harvard University) –

New England Sharks (Ocean of Know) –


Insects Images & Information

Butterflies of Essex County (USGS) –

Butterflies of Massachusetts (Mass Butterfly Club) –

Butterflies of Massachusetts (USGS) –

Butterflies of New England (NENature.com) –

Butterflies of North America (USGS) –

Caterpillars of Eastern Forests (USGS) –

Dragonflies & Damselflies of Massachusetts (USGS) –

Moths of Massachusetts (USGS) –


Mammals Images & Information

Mammals of New England (NENature.com) –

Massachusetts State Mammal List (MassWildlife) –

Whales of New England (Whale Center of New England) –


Reptiles Images & Information

Massachusetts State Reptiles and Amphibians List (MassWildlife) –

The Snakes of Massachusetts (Umass Extension) –


Wild Plants Images & Information

Many plant species that are native to Georgetown or Essex County or Massachusetts or New England have a wide range across North America. PLEASE NOTE, HOWEVER: The following sites may not accurately identify the native range or origin of a plant, and may include images of exotic species or species which are native to North America but not appropriate for environmental landscaping use in this area.


General Plants Images & Information

Atlas of the Flora of New England (Harvard U) –

Charlie’s Mid-Atlantic Plant Identification Guide  http://www.bcpl.net/~cadavis/cmapig/initialpage.html

The Flora of New England (NEWFS) –

Native Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Region –

Northeast Wetland Flora (USGS)  –

Plants for a Future (UK site providing info on plant uses, includes many exotics)  http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/index.html

Plants of the North (BWCA) –

PLANTS National Database (USDA) –


Trees & Woody Plants Images & Information

Dendrology Trees (Virginia Tech) –

Sylvics Manual: Trees (USDA) –

Trees of Eastern North American Forests (ISAS) –

Trees of Massachusetts (Virginia Tech) –


Wetlands, Water Bodies & Watercourses

Lakes Homepage (EPA) –

Massachusetts Stream Statistics (USGS/DEP) –

Northeast Wetland Flora (USGS)  –

Rivers & Streams Homepage (EPA)  -

Wetlands Home Page (EPA) –

US Fish & Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory (FWS) –

Vegetated Buffers and Stormwater –

Vernal Pool Information (Vernal Pool Society) –

Vernal Pool Certification (NHESP) –


Non-Profit & Education Organizations

Learning Web for Students, Teachers Explorers of Earth Sciences (USGS) –

American Bird Conservancy (ABCBirds) –

American Birding Association (ABA) –

Connecticut Botanical Society –

Refuge Support Group Program (USFWS) –

Laboratory of Ornithology (Cornell) –

National Audubon Society –

National Wildlife Refuge Association –

Natural Resources & Environmental Conservation (U Mass Extension) –

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) –

New England Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology (NESCB) –

Plant Conservation Alliance –

Society for Conservation Biology –

Ocean of Know – The Greenhouse Project

 
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