Reference List, Field Guides, and Afiliated Organizations

The following list of references may prove useful to interested individuals:

PLANTS:
               South Carolina Native Plant Society
               Southern Eastern Flora
               Native Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia
               Dave’s Garden – Use this site to find Scientific Names of plants http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/
 
INSECTS AND SPIDERS
               Bug Guide
               Dragonflies and Damselflies
               Carolina Butterfly Society
 
BIRDS:
                 Cornell Ornithology Lab – All About Birds
                 eBird
                 Carolina Bird Club
                 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Feather Atlas
                 National Audubon Society
                 South Carolina Bluebird Society
  
REPTILES and AMPHIBIANS
                 Univ. of Georgia – Savana River Ecology Lab
                 Carolina Herpetology Atlas
    
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS:
                 South Carolina Master Naturalist Program
                 South Carolina Wildlife Federation
                 Camp Discovery
                 Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve

OTHER NATURE-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS:

South Carolina Association of Naturalists

Palmetto Conservation Foundation (maintains the Palmetto Trail)

Friends of Congaree Swamp (some events qualify as volunteer service and/or advanced training)

 

For even more resources, click here:  http://midlandsmasternaturalist.org/dds-reference-lists

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