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Local Resources
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- The Jonah Center for Earth and Art
The Jonah Center for Earth and Art wants to transform the neck of land at the confluence of the Mattabesset and Coginchaug Rivers (the “North End Peninsula”) in Middletown, CT, into an innovative educational facility and a major tourist destination. This property, which now appears to be urban industrial blight, is rich in educational and recreational possibilities.
- The Rockfall Foundation
Founded in 1935 by Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth in order "to establish, maintain and care for parks and forests or wild land for the use and enjoyment of the public, with such limitations as the Corporation may impose, and to carry out any other public and charitable purpose..."
- City of Middletown
Middletown's Homepage contains useful links to Middletown resources.
- Middletown Plan of Development - Environment (pdf)
Discussing some aspects of Middletown's environment, this document also lays out the Plan of Conservation and Development's goals for the natural environment of Middletown.
- Middletown Trail Guide (pdf)
A sixty-page booklet, this guide discusses the various trails in Middletown, wildlife, geography, and other environmental characteristics.
- Mattabeseck Audubon Society
A chapter of the National Audubon Society, which is committed to environmental leadership and education for the benefit of the community and the earth's biodiversity.
State Resources
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- CT Department of Environmental Protection
Founded in 1971, the mission of the DEP is to conserve, improve, and protect the natural resources and environment of the State of Connecticut. The DEP is constantly transforming itself and is playing a key leadership role in addressing the complex environmental issues of the 21st century.
- CT Aubudon Society
The Connecticut Audubon Society conserves Connecticut’s environment through science-based education and advocacy focused on the state’s bird populations and their habitats.
- UCONN Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC)
A collection of maps, atlases, gazetteers, aerial photographs, and digital geospatial data, as well as resources on the history and current state of cartography.
- The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut
Preserving the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
- CT BioBlitz Homepage
Designed as part contest, part festival, part educational event, part scientific endeavor, the BioBlitz brings together scientists from the University of Connecticut and other organizations from across the region in a race against time to see how many species they can count in a 24-hour biological survey of a Connecticut park.
Wildlife Resources
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- eNature - America's Wildlife Resource
Crawling with more than 5,500 species of plants and animals, from Amphibians to Wildflowers.
- BugGuide
An online community of naturalists who enjoy learning about and sharing observations of insects, spiders, and other related creatures. Find information on just about any bug you can imagine, even submit your own photo and have someone help you identify it.
- University of Michigan - Animal Diversity Web
Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan. Thousands of species accounts about individual animal species. These may include text, pictures of living animals, photographs and movies of specimens, and/or recordings of sounds.
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
A searchable database of verified butterfly and moth records in the United States and Mexico. This site includes dynamic distribution maps, photographs, species accounts, and species checklists for each county in the United States and each state in Mexico.
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The Lab is a nonprofit membership institution whose mission is to interpret and conserve the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. Its programs work with citizen scientists, government and nongovernment agencies across North America and beyond. It believes that bird enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels can and do make a difference.
- FishBase
FishBase is a relational database with information to cater to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists, and many more. FishBase on the web contains practically all fish species known to science.
- USDA PLANTS Database
The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It contains over 30,000 photos of various plants.
- Snakes of Connecticut (pdf)
Provided by the CT DEP, this is a guide to all of the snakes found in Connecticut.
- Amphibians and Reptiles of Connecticut
Adapted from Michael Klemens' book, this site provides information about all of Connecticut's amphibians and reptiles.
- CT Endangered or Threatened Species Factsheets
Providing a list and specific information about all of Connecticut's Endangered and Threatened species, this is a great conservation resource.
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