Field Guides:

1. Peterson First Guides to Butterflies and Moths, by Roger Tory Peterson
   
2. Peterson First Guides ot Caterpillars, by Roger Tory Peterson
   
3. Petersons First Guides to Wildflowers, by Roger Tory Peterson
   
4. Birds of Minnesota, by Stan Tekiela
   
5. Trees of Minnesota, by Stan Tekiela
   
6. Wildflowers of Minnesota, by Stan Tekiela
   
7. Simon and Schuster's Guide to Insects, by Dr. Ross H, Arnett, Jr. and Dr. Richard L. Jacques, Jr.
8. Amphibians and Reptiles Native to Minnesota, by Oldsfield, Barney, and John Moriarty
   

Citizen Monitoring Programs:

1. Bluebird Monitoring- volunteers keep track nesting bluebirds.   Please e-mail Dorene Scriven,   scri001@umn.edu
   
2. Cornell Ornithology Lab- projects includer Classroom Feederwatch, Project Feederwatch, Citizen Science in the Schoolyard, Birds in Forested Landscapes, and many others.  The data is used by lab researchers to track broad scale movement of winter bird populations and long-term trends in bird distribution and abundance. www.birds.cornell.edu
   
3. Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)- US agencies and departments of State and Education.  Students monitor the atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere at worldwide school yard study sites. www.globe.gov.
   
4. Journey North- students and other citizens monitor the northward migration of several species.www.learner.org/jnorth
   
5. Minnesota Frog and Toad Calling Survey- volunteeers cover specific routes three times a year, recording frog and toad calls.  http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/science/watch2001.html
   
6. Monarchs Larva Monitoring Project- a long term study of monarch populations and milkweed habitat.  The main goal of the project is to understand how and why monarch populations vary in time and space, with a fiocus on their distribution and abundance during the breeding season in North America. www.mlmp.org

Additional Phenology websites:

1. John Latimer's Phenology Radio Report- listen to archived broadcasts of this Minnesota phenolgy report in Real Audio.  Broadcast form KAXE in Grand rapids, MN.  www.kaxe.org/phenology
   
2. Life Cycles and Phenology: An Introduction to Phenology- find out how to become involved in the field. www.sws-wis.com/lifecycles
3. Minnesota Weatherguide Environmental Calendar- A yearly phenology calendar put out by the Freshwater Society and sponsered by KARE 11 News. www.weatherguide.org
   
4. Northern Wisconsin Tourism- Phenology for Kids- learn about the study of seasonal changes in plant and animal life and browse a phenology chart for this area of Wisconsin. www.northernwisconsin.com/kidsphen.htm
   
5. Tri-Lakes Phenology- examine a phenolgy calendar for the Tri-Lakes region of Sherburne county, MN.  Includes animal sightings and tree growth. http://web.stcloudstate.edu/babusta/tri-lakes
   
6.  Wisconsin Watershed Connection-Phenology- examine a phenological data archive for this area that includes an index of redwing blackbird arrivals. http://natsci.edgewood.edu/watershed/phenology/resources/