Links and Resources

• The Macoun Field Club's library index.

  Our sponsors:

• The Canadian Museum of Nature
• Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club

  Related Links:

• Rob Lee's Macoun Memories page.
• The OFNC's Macoun page.
• The Museum of Nature's Macoun page.
• Sara and Julian's Caught in the Net page - summaries of presentations given to the Macoun Club.

  The Macoun Field Club Study Area:

• Rob Lee's introduction page to the Study Area.
• Our map - we have traced the pattern of vegetation in the Study Area from aerial photographs and gone out in the field to determine what was there. This page includes descriptions of the features listed on the map.
• Rob Lee's annotated list of the lichens in the Study Area.
• The tree species known to occur in the Study Area.
• The mammals of the Study Area.
• Our study trees - during the past decade, young Macoun Club members have studied trees that they have chosen themselves. On each trip to the Study Area, we examine our trees for signs of damage and disease, and work at discovering the species that live on, and rely on, our trees.

  Other useful links:

• Animal Diversity Web - A well-organized online database that includes pictures and descriptions of thousands of animal species (provided by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology).
• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Canadian Nature Federation
• Carnivorous Plant Database
• Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
• Caterpillars of Eastern Forests - Identification by pictures (provided by the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, a branch of the U.S. Geological Survey).
• Cicadas - Pictures and sounds of the cicada species found in Michigan, along with pictures, sounds, and distribution maps of the 13 and 17-year periodical cicadas (provided by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology - Insect Division).
• Google Directory of Ottawa nature groups
• Journey North - Global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change
• Milli-PEET - a project devoted to promoting millipede research worldwide; this Field Museum site includes a checklist to the millipedes of North America.
• Nature - Science news and a career database from the publisher of the prestigious journal.
• NeilyWorld Birding - Maintained by OFNC member Larry E. Neily, this site includes a birding guide and rare bird alert for Ottawa. It also contains many good links to environmental organizations worldwide.
• Ontario Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) - Provides details on over two dozen species of lady beetles found in Ontario.
• Ontario Turtle Emergency Care & Drop-Off Centres - part of Turtle S.H.E.L.L. Tortue, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to turtles.
• Praying Mantis - The life history and biology of the Praying Mantis, a paper by Dan Feldman of the Colorado State University Department of Entomology.
• Rare life forms of Ontario (Natural Heritage Information Centre) - provided by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
• Salamanders: "Eastern Newt" (Notophthalmus viridescens) on the Animal Diversity Web, and "Eastern Newt" on A Virtual Exhibit on Canada's Biodiversity: Focus on Amphibians.
• The Weather Network's forecast for Ottawa.
• Yellowjackets - a key to the Yellowjackets of the Northwestern United States and adjacent Canada.

  

  Other resources:

• To access Environment Canada's forecast for Ottawa, call 998-3439. This is a free service.
• The Ottawa Public Library has excellent online resources. These include a comprehensive and freely-available list of the most useful links on the internet for young audiences, teenagers, and adults; also highly recommended is the library's Electronic Info site, which provides full-text articles from over 2,000 current publications via such online databases as EBSCO and the Canadian Periodical Index. Generally available only for a hefty fee, these services are provided free of charge to anyone with an Ottawa Public Library card.

This page was last updated on Feb. 8, 2005
© 2005 Macoun Field Club