Helpful Resources
ASTRONOMY and DARK SKIES
Lyme Land Trust Astronomy and Our Dark Skies Program
NASA
Space.com
Saving Our Dark Skies Webinar -LED Lights
International Dark Skies Association
HABITATS
Riparian Barriers presentation by Juliana Barrett
HIKING THE PRESERVES
Trail Talk: A monthly blog about area preserves by Renee Smith
Heritage Trail, A Walk in Hartman Park Booklet by Marianne Pfieffer
BIRDS
Cornell BirdID
Cornell eBird App
BUGS
BugGuide.net
CreekCritters App
Host Plants for Butterflies
CITIZEN SCIENTISTS
FrogWatchUSA
iNaturalist
FORESTS
The Lost Forests of New England-Eastern Old Growth
USFS Forest Atlas- Learn all about our forests through great graphics
PLANTS
Connecticut Native Perennial, Tree, & Shrub Availability List (UCONN)
GoBotany Native Plant Identification Key
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant Database
Lyme Pollinator Pathway
Pollinator Information from the CT Agricultural Experiment Station
Pollinator Friendly Native Plant List (Xerces)
USDA Plants Database
Propagating From Seed–Resources from Jim Sirch
Jim Sirch Podcast
INVASIVE PLANTS
Native Replacements for Invasive Plants
Town of Lyme Invasive Plant Resources
Guidance Disposal of Terrestrial Invasive Plants
Connecticut Invasive Plant List
Native plants list to help crowd out invasives
Will Hessert- 203-984-3223 – Call or Text to drop off invasive plant cuttings
WILDLIFE
Bring Wildlife to Your Yard with Native Plants
Animal Diversity Web
Help with Distressed Wildlife – CT DEEP Links
2021 Connecticut Rehabilitators Directory
Information about Coyotes
SMALL MAMMAL AND OPOSSUM RESCUE
Roadside Rescue Kit
Create a Refuge Box
Ferncroft Wildlife Rescue
Debbie Datilio: Text or Call 714-851-4484–DEEP Wildlife Custodian for Lyme,
Old Lyme, East Haddam–bunnies, squirrels or opossums
TICKS
Equip 4 Ticks Resouce Center hosted by Insect Shield