Stop the spread of non-native plants and insects that threaten our native ecosystems
Your Role:
Download the iOS or Android app, register and submit data whenever you see or suspect that you see a non native plant or insect like the Asian longhorn beetle.
Create and make available a comprehensive database of invasive plants in New England using a network of trained volunteers and professionals.
Your Role:
Become a volunteer and learn how to recognize different invasive plants, document their locations and update the database online or through a mobile app.
Gather and disseminate information and data about dragonfly and damselfly distributions throughout the western hemisphere.
Your Role:
Browse the database and checklists for members of Odonata in your area. Join the website and upload your data about specimens you've found or photographed.
These links provide detailed information at the species level where different members of Odonata can be found in Vermont. Also excellent pictures with identifications are provided to help you identify any specimens you may have found or photographed.
These guides provide information about how to properly identify a cougar. The first .pdf compares identifying characteristics of other wild cats; differences in the tracks made by cougars and members of the dog family; and what a carcass looks like if it was killed by a cougar. The second .pdf provides much greater detailed information about cougars and their ranges as well as identifying characteristics.
