Resources

Books (listed alphabetically by author)

• The Homing Instinct:  Meaning & Mystery in Animal Migration, Bernd Heinrich
• Summer World, Bernd Heinrich
• Winter World, Bernd Heinrich
• An Island Out of Time:  A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake, Tom Horton
• Chesapeake: Bay of Light: An Exploration of the Chesapeake Bay's Wild and Forgotten Places, Tom Horton
• Turning the Tide:  Saving the Chesapeake Bay, Tom Horton
• Water's Way:  Life Along the Chesapeake, Tom Horton
• Seeing Trees, Nancy Ross Hugo
• The Practical Astronomer: From Naked-Eye Observation to Using a Telescope...Every Enthusiast's Guide to the Skies Above Us, Brian W. Jones
• The Woods in Your Backyard:  Natural Areas Around Your Home, Jonathan Kays, et. al.
• A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold
• Last Child in the Woods:  Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, Richard Louv
• The Nature Principle:  Reconnecting with Life in a Digital Age, Richard Louv
• A Year Across Maryland, Brian MacKay
• Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work, Curt Meine
• Life in the Soil:  A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners, James Nardi
• Noah’s Garden:  Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards, Sara Stein
• Planting Noah’s Garden, Sara Stein
• Where the Wild Things Were, William Stolzenburg
• Bringing Nature Home, Douglas W. Tallamy
• Interpreting Our Heritage, Freeman Tilden
• The Chesapeake Watershed: A Sense of Place, Ned Tillman
• Saving the Places We Love, Ned Tillman
• Leaning Sycamores, Jack Wennerstrom
• Soldiers Delight Journal:  Exploring a Globally Rare Ecosystem, Jack Wennerstrom

Books for Children & Resources for Working with Children

• Fostering Outdoor Observation Skills (manual in pdf), prepared by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
• The North American Conservation Education Strategy:  A Toolkit for Achieving Excellence, prepared by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
• Curtis the Crab:  A Chesapeake Bay Adventure, Cindy Freland
• Jordan the Jellyfish: A Chesapeake Bay Adventure, Cindy Freland
• Hands-On Nature:  Information and Activities for Exploring the Environment with Children, Jenepher Lingelbach
• B is for Blue Crab:  A Maryland Alphabet, Shirley Menendez
• Peterson Young Naturalists Guide Series - Assorted Topics, sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute
• 26 Things That Bug Me, Michael J. Raupp
• Nature’s Children:  A Resource List (pdf), Sue Williams

Guides & Keys

Fauna-Related Guides:

• Lang Elliott’s Sound Books with CDs, including The Songs of Wild Birds, The Songs of Insects, Etc.
• Photo Guide:  Common Snakes of Maryland, MdDNR Resource
• Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates:  A Guide to North American Species, Charley Eiseman and Noah Charney
• Key:  Guide to Common Mammal Tracks, MdDNR Resource

Flora-Related Guides:

• Invasive Plants ID Cards, MdDNR Resource
• Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas, National Park Service with the US Fish & Wildlife Service
• Mistaken Identity? Invasive Plants and their Native Look-Alikes: An Indentification Guide for the Mid-Atlantic, Delaware Dept of Agriculture 
• Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, US Fish & Wildlife Service
• The Shrub Identification Book, George W.D. Symonds
• The Tree Identification Book, George W.D. Symonds
• Bark:  A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast, Michael Wojtech

Various Assorted Guides:

• Peterson Field Guides – Assorted Topics, sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute
• Peterson First Guides (condensed versions of the Peterson Field Guides) – Assorted Topics, sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute
• Peterson Flash Guides – Assorted Topics, sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute

Online Resources

If you have a resource to add, please email the link to jrafey@umd.edu

• All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• DC Environmental Film Fest films watch online 
• From My Backyard to Our Bay a residents' guide to improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay produced by Howard & Montgomery Counties 
• Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time (documentary)
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildacres Program 
• Maryland DNR Wildlife Education Resources including Professional Development, Hands-on Learning, Exploration Tools, Resources/Guides, Quick Reference Guides, and Kids Materials
• Nature Play & Learning Places a National Guide published by the Natural Learning Initiative and the National Wildlife Federation 
• Star Walk (App) by Vito Technology
• USA National Phenology Network
• USDA Database of Plants
• UME Home & Garden Information Center
• UME Woodland Stewardship Program
• Wildlife & Wetlands Toolkit, U.S. Global Change Research Program

Citizen Science Programs

If you have a program to add, please email the link to jrafey@umd.edu

• EPA Citizen Science Page, https://www.epa.gov/citizen-science
• EPA Handbook for Citizen Science Quality Assurance & Documentation, https://www.epa.gov/citizen-science/handbook-quality-assurance
• FeederWatch, https://feederwatch.org/
• FrogWatch, https://www.aza.org/frogwatch/
• Habitat Network, http://content.yardmap.org/
• iNaturalist, www.iNaturalist.org 
• Maryland Biodiversity Project, http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/
• National Moth Week http://nationalmothweek.org/
• NestWatch, http://nestwatch.org/
• Wavyleaf Mapping Project, www.towson.edu/wavyleaf