Nature and field guides

With spring fast approaching, it's time for a look at some of the guides to nature that can be found in INFOMINE.

eNature : Field Guides
Field guide to more than 5,500 animals and plants. Birds section includes audio.

What Tree is That? Tree Identification Guide
Guides for tree identification in the Eastern and Western United States. Each module includes a step-by-step guide, illustrations and descriptions in a list of trees for each region, and a glossary. Also featured is an animated tree identification tutorial.

All About Birds
Cornell University's Ornithology Lab presents information on locating, identifying, and appreciating bird species. Features include birding basics, online bird identification guide and multimedia.

Audubon's Birds of America at the University of Pittsburgh
Complete digital edition of Audubon's Birds of America includes 435 high-resolution color plates and accompanying text. Search, browse plate names or browse image thumbnails.

PLANTanswers
Questions and answers, growing information, videos, crop variety trials data, and gardening guides for flowers, fruits, house plants, vegetables, trees, shrubs, and ground cover.

U.S. National Park Service : Visit Your National Parks
Find visitor information for individual U.S. national parks. Select parks by: name, location (state, distance from zip code), topic, interests and activities using the "Find a Park" search tool.

See our post on Bugs!! for resources on creepy crawlies.