General Links to Other Web Sites

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Resource Documents

• Bird Resources from Intro to Birding for Adults Classes

• I Found a Baby Bird - What should I do?

• I Found a Baby Animal - What should I do?

EQUIPMENT & FIELD GUIDES

• Audubon Guide to Binoculars

• What Field Guide Is Best For You?

• Best Birdwatching Apps (2020)

BIRDS

• National Audubon Society

• The Audubon Birds & Climate Change Report

• American Birding Association

• All About Birds (Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology)

• Xeno-Canto (Audio of Bird Calls)

• Birdsource, Citizen Science Participation with Bird Counts (National Audubon and Cornell)

• Texas Ornithological Society

• Natural History Resources Electronic Resources on Ornithology

• USGS Checklists of the United States

• Bert Frenz's Bird Checklists of Texas

• Hornsby Bend

• American Bird Conservancy

• Last Chance Forever (Bird of Prey Conservancy)

• Wimberley Birding Society

• Texas eBird

• About: Birds

BUTTERFLYS

• The Butterfly Site

• Central Texas Butterflies (iNaturalist)

BOTANY

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

• The Native Plant Society of Texas

ENVIRONMENTAL (GREEN CHOICES)

• McDonald Observatory Dark Skies Initiative

• Ways to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Your Plastic Containers

• Eco-Friendly Ways to Dispose of Home Renovation Debris

• Saving Money & the Environment: A Kid's Guide to Recycling

• Living Green: A Guide to Recycling Electronics

• 10 Tips to Start Living Green in Your Home

• Make Your Own Green Cleaning Supplies

• A Guide to Green Furniture

• Financial Incentives for Green Home Improvements

• A Guide to Solar Energy in the Home

• A Guide to Energy Efficiency for Small Business

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• International Dark-Sky Association (IDA)

• International Fund for Animal Welfare

• Bat Conservation International

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Earth Share - workplace giving

• National Park Service official home page

• The Nature Conservancy

• Sierra Club

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• World Wildlife Fund

STATE & COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS

• Audubon Texas

• Earth Share of Texas-State affiliate of national organization

• Lost Pines Master Naturalists

• Lower Colorado River Basin Coalition

• Pines and Prairies Land Trust

• Friends of Bastrop and Buescher State Parks

• Bastrop County Museum and Visitor Center

• Keep Bastrop County Beautiful (KBCB)

• McKinney Roughs Nature Park