Class Handouts
Plant Identification Resources
- iNaturalist.org (Projects: Plants of Texas, Plants on the Llano Estacado)
- wildflowersearch.com
- BONAP, Biota of North America Program
- SEINet
- Guidebooks
- Wildflowers of Texas by Geyata Ajilvsgi
- Wildflowers of the Western Plains by Zoe Merriman Kirkpatrick
- Common Flora of the Playa Lakes by David Haukos & Loren Smith
- Photo Album of Lubbock Lake Landmark plants, available at the front desk
Bird Tracking and Identification Resources
- eBird
- iNaturalist.org (Projects: Birds of Texas)
- App: Merlin Bird ID
- Guidebooks
- Sibley Field Guide to Birds (Eastern/Western North America) by David Allan Sibley
- A Field Guide to the Birds of Texas by Roger Tory Peterson
Insect Identification and Tracking Resources
- iNaturalist.org (Projects: The Insects of Texas)
- BugGuide
- “Advanced Search” option
- Moth Photographers Group
- BAMONA, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Odonata Central
- Guidebooks
- Damselflies of Texas by John C. Abbott
- Dragonflies of Texas by John C. Abbott
Distribution Resources
GBIF, Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Texas Nature Trackers – projects on iNaturalist
- Herps of Texas
- Target species of the High Plains: Western tiger salamander, Texas horned lizard, Dunes sagebrush lizard, Massasauga, Ornate box turtle
- Terrestrial Mollusks of Texas
- Mammals of Texas
- Target species of the High Plains: Pronghorn Antelope, Black-tailed prairie dog, Mountain lion, Western spotted skunk, Eastern spotted skunk, Swift fox
- Birds of Texas
- Target species of the High Plains: Northern Bobwhite, Snowy Plover, Burrowing Owl
- Rare Plants of Texas
- Bees & Wasps of Texas
- Target species of the High Plains: American bumblebee
- Texas Freshwater Mussels
- Red-crowned Parrot Project
- Fishes of Texas
- Texas Milkweeds for Monarchs
- Target species of the High Plains: Sand milkweed, Antelope-horns, Bract milkweed, Engelmann’s milkweed, Dwarf milkweed, Broadleaf milkweed, Plains milkweed, Showy milkweed, Horsetail milkweed, Common milkweed, Butterfly milkweed, Whorled milkweed, Wand milkweed
- Texas Whooper Watch
- Texas Eagle Nests