Forest Biodiversity: Learn About Forest Biodiversity

• Vermont Critters: Information about Vermont’s wildlife
• Backyard Wildlife Habitat in Vermont (PDF): How to create space for native species in your backyard
• Conserving Biological Diversity in Vermont (PDF): Vermont’s conservation strategies
• Vermont Atlas of Life: Explore Vermont’s living catalog
• BioFinder: Map your land’s role in the larger landscape
• VPAtlas - Vernal Pool Atlas: Explore potential, probable, or confirmed vernal pools where you are

Guides

• Vermont Natural Communities: Vermont’s 97 natural communities.
• Go Botany: Identify New England plants.
• Audubon List of Priority Birds: At-risk bird species and their habitats.
• The Birder’s Dozen (PDF): Audubon Vermont’s pocket guide to birds.

Apps

• Merlin Bird ID (Web): Identify birds by sight or sound.
  • Learning the Language of Birding: How to use Merlin Bird ID app.
• Seek by iNaturalist: Snap a photo to ID plants, fungi, insects, and more.
• Leafsnap: Identify trees and other plants by leaf photos.
  • Useful Apps: Plant ID: How to use the seek and leafsnap apps.

• Learn which species, habitats, and natural communities are present on your land
• Use field guides or apps to identify plants, animals, and fungi
• Determine if you have any uncommon species or habitats
• Map out important features, such as vernal pools
• Keep a journal of species you see in your woods
• Revisit and monitor areas you care about