Useful Web Sites for Naturalists

Developed by Mary Lee Epps as part of the Spring 2008 RMN Training (Updated, Jan. 2012)

Biogeography:

• Overview of the Physiography and Natural Heritage of Virginia
• Radford Geography Site (See especially, links to vegetation and wildlife.)
• Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation: Natural Heritage Program Home Page

Dendrology:

• "Silvics of North America", U.S. Forest Service
• Dendrology at Virginia Tech (Note the links to Fact Sheets, Features and Tools.)
• Useful Websites for the Study of Trees (This is an annotated bibliography of on-line sources prepared by Rivanna Master Naturalist, Tony Russell.)

Ecology:

• Study of Northern Virginia Ecology (This site, developed for a VA elementary school, has lots of good info about organisms, habitat, etc.)

Geology:

Two excellent web sites on Virginia Geology are from:

• James Madison University
• William and Mary

Native Plants and Invasives:

• Virginia Native Plant Society
• Digital Atlas of Virginia Flora
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• "Native Plants for Conservation, Restoration, and Landscaping" (This VA government site has lots of links to more specific information.)
• Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia (Virginia invasive species information, including news, invasive species lists, fact sheets. Department of Conservation and Recreation, Natural Heritage Division.)
• Bringing Nature Home, by Doug Tallamy. Timber Press, Inc. 2007. Presents case for gardening with native plants to support habitats for native animals. Web site provides information about what natives to plant. http://bringingnaturehome.net/
• Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas (Includes fact sheets, background information, etc. on invasive alien plants.)
  

Stream Quality and Watersheds:

• Virginia Save Our Streams
• StreamWatch
• Storm Water Management, VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation

Wildlife:

• Fish:
  • Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
  • "Efish: The Virtual Aquarium," Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech
• Herpetology:
  • The VA Herpetological Society, an excellent web site with all sorts of information on various reptiles and amphibians
• Mammals:
  • Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
• Ornithology:
  • Virginia Society of Ornithology
  • Cornell Lab of Ornithology, especially, the “All About Birds” link
  • Birdsource has information on a number of citizen science projects.
• Wildlife: General
  • Virginia Co-operative Extension's Online Wildlife Resources
  • Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries' wildlife web page
• Wildlife habitat
  • VA Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries

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