Idenfitication and learning
Our go to sites and sources for identification, fun facts and inspiration
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California Native Plants
Calflora.org - Search for plants, find out what is native and what its range is.
CalFlora, What Grows Here? - Find out what grows in an exact location by drawing a polygon around the location!
CalScape.org -Find out what is native to where you live so you can find the plants that will thrive and benefit your local wildlife. Also a great site to find native nurseries.California Native Plant Society
“The Wildflowers of California” by Mary E. Parsons
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Birds
The Cornell Lab Merlin Bird ID App -free on App Store and Google Play. Can quickly ID birds with sound or based on a description, play bird calls and more.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology -Our go to site for bird ID, comparing with similar species and learning fun facts.
eBird This is where we look when for birding hotspots and what has been recently sighted in an area we are visiting.
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California Herps (Amphibians and Reptiles)
California Herps The best place to ID herps and see a variety of photos of herps at different ages and pattern variation with maps of ranges, information about behavior, and comparisons to similar species.
California Amphibians and Reptiles by Robert Hansen and Jackson D. Shedd
California Snakes and How to Find Them by Emily Taylor
California Lizards and How to Find Them
by Emily Taylor
