Educational Resources

The Latodami Nature Center is pleased to provide extensive resources about nature life in North Park. The flora & fauna, insects & birds information below are about those found in North Park, unless specified otherwise.

 

 

Flora Fauna
Apples(PDF, 173KB) American Woodcock(PDF, 324KB)
Berries & Fruits(PDF, 584KB) Amphibians
Buckeyes & Horsechestnuts(PDF, 397KB) Beavers of North America(PDF, 223KB)
Evergreens(PDF, 859KB) Brook Trout(PDF, 290KB)
Ferns(PDF, 300KB) Earthworms(PDF, 289KB)
Grasslands(PDF, 191KB) Fish
Invasive Plants & Animals(PDF, 2MB) Groundhogs(PDF, 214KB)
Lichen & Mosses(PDF, 518KB) Mammals
Maple Trees of PA(PDF, 299KB) Nocturnal Animals(PDF, 393KB)
Monarch Larval Food Plants(PDF, 312KB) Northern Short-tailed Shrew(PDF, 217KB)
Oaks(PDF, 472KB) Reptiles(PDF, 127KB)
Painted Lady Larval Food Plants(PDF, 400KB) Snakes (Common & Venomous)(PDF, 1MB)
Poisonous Mushrooms & Plants(PDF, 406KB)  
Pollinator Plants(PDF, 389KB)  
Snow Trillium(PDF, 207KB)  
Trees on the Nature Access Trail(PDF, 238KB)  
Trees with Compound Leaves(PDF, 554KB)  
White Fringetree(PDF, 699KB)  
What's Blooming?  
Insects  Birds
Butterflies Bald Eagle(PDF, 233KB)
Moths Birding in North Park(PDF, 847KB)
Pollinators(PDF, 374KB) Common Feeder Birds(PDF, 822KB)
Stinging Caterpillars(PDF, 461KB) Hummingbirds(PDF, 232KB)
Stinging Insects(PDF, 283KB) Owls of PA(PDF, 175KB)
Activities Nature Tips
Forest Bathing(PDF, 212KB) Animal Tracks(PDF, 317KB)
How Old is This Tree?(PDF, 277KB) Cloud Formations Guide(PDF, 285KB)
Making Maple Syrup(PDF, 245KB) Rocks of PA(PDF, 430KB)
Nature Detective Hike(PDF, 174KB)
 
Scavenger Hunt!(PDF, 155KB)  
Tree Planting Tips(PDF, 332KB)