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) Amphibians
Berries & Fruits(PDF, 584KB) Beavers of North America(PDF, 223KB)
Buckeyes & Horsechestnuts(PDF, 397KB) Earthworms(PDF, 289KB)
Evergreens(PDF, 859KB) Fish
Ferns(PDF, 300KB) Groundhogs(PDF, 214KB)
Grasslands(PDF, 191KB) Mammals
Invasive Plants & Animals(PDF, 301KB) Nocturnal Animals(PDF, 393KB)
Lichen & Mosses(PDF, 518KB) Northern Short-tailed Shrew(PDF, 217KB)
Maple Trees of PA(PDF, 299KB) Reptiles(PDF, 127KB)
Monarch Larval Food Plants(PDF, 312KB) Snakes (Common & Venomous)(PDF, 1MB)
Oaks(PDF, 472KB)
Painted Lady Larval Food Plants(PDF, 400KB)  
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)