Identifying Native
Plants and Animals
Do you know want to know what's in your own back yard? You’ve come to the right place! Below you’ll find visual resources to help identify native, non-native, and invasive species commonly found in the Delaware River Watershed.
Finding Native Plants by Traits
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Choose Native Plants - Allows users to find native plants by state, color, bloom season, etc. Also provides nurseries where the species can be purchased.
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PA Enflowered - Allows users to search PA native plants by color, habitat, and type. Also included invasive species, rare and vulnerable plants, and common non-native plants
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iNaturalist - A platform for recording species observation. Members can upload images of their observations and receive species identification via AI recognition or community crowdsourcing, and non-members can view observations made in their area using the map tool​​
Identifying Birds
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Audubon Pennsylvania Forest Bird Pocket Guide
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Audubon Bird Migration Explorer
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