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
BIRDS
Cornell BirdID
Cornell eBird App
BUGS
BugGuide.net
CreekCritters App
CITIZEN SCIENTISTS
FrogWatchUSA
iNaturalist
HIKING/MAPPING
TrackKit
PLANTS
GoBotany Native Plant Identification Key
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant Database
Lyme Pollinator Pathway
Pollinator Friendly Native Plant List (Xerces)
USDA Plants Database
Propagating From Seed–Resources from Jim Sirch
Jim Sirch Podcast
INVASIVE PLANTS
Town of Lyme Invasive Plant Resources
Guidance Disposal of Terrestrial Invasive Plants
Connecticut Invasive Plant List
Will Hessert- 203-984-3223 – Call or Text to drop off invasive plant cuttings
WILDLIFE
Animal Diversity Web
Endangered, Threatened, and Species of Special Concern in Connecticut
Help with Distressed Wildlife – CT DEEP Links
2021 Connecticut Rehabilitators Directory
SMALL MAMMAL AND OPOSSUM RESCUE
Roadside Rescue Kit
Create a Refuge Box
Ferncrost 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



