Conservation Links
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)
- 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 (Whatbird)
- 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)
- Warbler Watch Identification Guide to Warblers (BirdSource.org)
Fish Images & Information
Insects Images & Information
- Butterflies of Essex County (USGS)
- Butterflies of Massachusetts (Mass Butterfly Club)
- Butterflies of Massachusetts (Mass Audubon)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- Trees of Massachusetts (Virginia Tech)
Wetlands, Water Bodies & Watercourses
- Lakes Homepage (EPA)
- Massachusetts Stream Statistics (USGS/DEP)
- Northeast Wetland Flora
- 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