Danny's Biodiversity Site

Nature ID made simple by a former MNR biologist.

Welcome to Danny's nature ID and Biodiversity site. This site can help you identify living things you may encounter locally, here in Ontario. Please visit the links below to find specific resources on what you are investigating. If you need some background on differences, please see below.

For teacher specific resources, including lesson plans and activities, please go to the corresponding tab.

Plants

(Trees, shrubs, mosses etc)

Animals

(Mammals, birds, insects etc)

Fungi

(Lichen, ascomycetes etc)

Teacher Resources

(Lesson plans, activities and more)

About Me

I am an Outdoor Educator with the TDSB working currently at the Sheldon Centre for Outdoor Education. Since 2009 I have worked for the Peel, Durham, and PVNCCDSB school boards in outdoor education as well as classroom teaching roles from K-12. My prior jobs include; Botanist with the MNR, GRCA as a water quality analyst. I am not related to the famous actor Danny DeVito, but hopefully I can be a celebrity in your class.


Canoe I built myself using Ash I milled killed by the invasive Emerald Ash Borer.

Counter - Started Feb 2022