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Tools for Explorers... Young and Old

Looking to explore the natural side of Alabama?   Need to extend your lesson plans beyond the classroom or homeschool?  Want to make your trip on the trail a little more educational or challenging?
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Here are some resource pages from around the web that will help you learn more about the land, plants and wildlife around you -- and maybe have a little fun.  On some of these sites, you'll even find lesson plans and other ideas to incorporate into your outings like plant ID, paw print ID and more!

These PDF's, web pages, and Apps are hosted externally, at their respective agencies.   To access the PDF documents to read and/or print, you made need to download Adobe Acrobat here.
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Key to Native Trees of Alabama

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Common Birds of Alabama

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Beginner Backyard Tracking


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Kid's Guide to Alabama Trees

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Alabama Hummingbirds

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Learn How To Watch Wildlife


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Southeastern Birds of Prey

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Black Widow & Brown Recluse Spiders: Avoiding Venomous Spiders of the Southeast

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History and Use of Kudzu in the Southeast


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Touch-Me-Nots: Recognizing & Avoiding Poison Plants of Alabama

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Venomous Snakes of Alabama

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Air Pollutions Damage to Plants


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Invasive Plants:
Exotic Beauties Can Have Devastating Results

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Be a Pest Detective

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Hidden Truth About Imported Fire Ants


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Non-Venomous Snakes of Alabama

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Frogs and Toads of Alabama

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Salamanders of Alabama


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Armadillos in Alabama

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Leave Wildlife Alone

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Game Fish in Alabama


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Non-Game Fish in Alabama

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Field-judging White-Tailed Deer

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Tornado Safety


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Severe Thunderstorm: Watch vs Warning

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El Nino & La Nina - Impact on Alabama

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Attracting Animals to Your Backyard


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PlantNet - Plant ID

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Outdoor Classroom Day

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Alabama Outdoor Classroom Conservation
Education Program


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Great Backyard Bird Count

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Audubon Bird App

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Geocaching.com


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Stardate Online

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