RESOURCES
identification & information
California Native Plants
Find out what grows in an exact location by drawing a polygon around your location!
California Native Plant Society
“The Wildflowers of California” by Mary E. Parsons
Birds
The Cornell Lab Merlin Bird ID App
(free on App Store and Google Play)
“Birds of Northern California” by David Fix
California Herps (Snakes, Lizards, amphibians, turtles)
Insects
Tide Pools
Monterey Bay Aquarium Animal Guide
General
This free app created by the California Academy of Sciences allows you to upload a photo of an animal or plant from anywhere around the world and it will give identification suggestions. Submit it to be reviewed by scientists and used for research.
A State of Change: Forgotten Landscapes of California. 2015 Laura Cunningham
Where to take an injured or orphaned animal found in California
Museums, Botanic Gardens and Parks
California Academy of Sciences
Univesity of California Berkeley Botanic Garden
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
DONATIONS
organizations we've donated to and support
Land and Plants
SacSplash, California Native Grasslands Association, Mojave Desert Land Trust, Friends of the Dunes, California Native Plant Society, Save the Redwoods League, Calflora, San Bruno Mountain Watch, Regional Parks Botanic Garden, California State Parks Foundation, Save Mount Diablo, California Invasive Plant Council, CA Lichen Society, iNaturalist
Animals
Marine Mammal Center, Ventana Wildlife Society, Suisun Wildlife Rescue Center, Sulphur Creek Nature Center, Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Center for Biological Diversity, Wildcare, Xerces Society, Cal Raptor Center, Audubon California, California Living Museum
People
Pacific Center for Human Growth, Latino Outdoors, Sogora Te' Land Trust, Advocates for Indigenous CA Language Survival, Bay Area Wilderness Training, Wishtoyo Foundation, NorCal Resist