Citizen Science

A free and open digital information system for recording observations and identifying them by peer review. (Sensitive information on territorial / endangered species should be obscured to prevent exact GPS location data assisting poachers)
https://www.inaturalist.org/

_{Natural History of Louisiana}

A Selected Bibliography
Compiled by Bob Thomas, Loyola University New Orleans
Version 4-24-18 includes books and digital sources.

https://www.louisianamasternaturalist.org/resources.html

^{LMNA Flora and Fauna Links}

Flora & Fauna – Louisiana Master Naturalist

^{Maps of Louisiana}

Vegetation, climatic zone, topography and historical maps.

Louisiana Maps – Louisiana Master Naturalist

^{Biodiversity Mapping}

https://www.unbiodiversitylab.org/

UN Biodiversity Lab

Study the world in layers of data that match the Aichi Biodiversity Targets 5, 11, 12, 14 & 15. Over 100 layers of specific data sets, map creation tools, create study projects, get specialist help
https://www.unbiodiversitylab.org/

Books

_{A Primer On Reptiles & Amphibians
https://www.learnaboutcritters.org/primer/}

Zooniverse

You can participate in research of all kinds, free of charge, and you will be helping advance science and the humanities. From classifying galaxies to counting penguins to transcribing manuscripts. Whatever your interest, there’s a Zooniverse project to suit you.

https://www.zooniverse.org/

eBird

A huge online database of bird observations provides scientists, researchers and amateur naturalists with real-time data about bird distribution and abundance. It is managed by Cornell University.

https://ebird.org/home

Stellarium Web Online Star Map (Planetarium)

Stellarium Web online planetarium is developed by Stellarium Labs and Noctua Software Ltd to be easy to use and beautiful. This is an example of a nice astronomy website that shows you views of the night sky in real time as viewed from your location. If your mobile device has GPS it will serve as a star guide in the field.

https://stellarium-web.org/

Learning For Nature

https://www.learningfornature.org/

Nature For Life

A recorded seminar hub with speakers from around the world including political and corporate leaders, the world’s youth, indigenous and community leaders, local authorities and cutting-edge thinkers, leaders and practitioners.

https://www.learningfornature.org/en/nature-for-life-hub/embed/#?secret=qbQKLeMY5B