Outside Links

Hordeum jubatum, Foxtail barley. Photo by Lincoln Nutting. Flowering Plants of Western New York, Eckert Herbarium, Buffalo State College.

Buffalo Audubon Society — BAS promotes the appreciation and enjoyment of the natural world through education and stewardship. We focus on WNY and the Great Lakes region.

Buffalo Niagara Gardening — The online magazine for gardeners in Western New York.

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper — BNR is a community-based organization dedicated to protecting the quality and quantity of water, while connecting people to water. We do this by cleaning waterways, restoring fish and wildlife habitat, and enhancing public access.

Buffalo Ornithological Society — The Buffalo Ornithological Society, Inc. was established in 1929 to promote the study of the birds of the Niagara Frontier Region.

Flowering Plants of Western New York Photography by Lincoln Nutting — Charter NFBS member Lincoln Nutting's 495 photographs of wildflowers, flowering shrubs and vines growing without cultivation in WNY.

Nature Watch by Gerry Rising — Spanning decades, Gerry's romp through WNY's natural world and beyond. Articles originally appeared in the Buffalo News.

New England Wildflower Society –– The nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants.

New York Flora Association — The NYFA was founded in 1990 with the goal of promoting field botany and a greater understanding of the plants that grow wild in New York State

The Nature Sanctuary Society of Western New York Inc. — The NNS has preserved and protected some of the most significant habitats, plants and animal species in the WNY region for more than 79 years.

Plants Are Cool Too YouTube videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/PlantsAreCoolToo (Cut & paste url.)

Check out these short and fun videos that show that plants and botany are cool created by Dr. Chris Martine at Bucknell University.

Tifft Nature Preserve — Tifft Nature Preserve is a 264-acre public urban nature refuge dedicated to conservation and environmental education.