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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Vernal Pools Connect Otherwise Isolated Habitats

For Students 9th - 10th
See how the change in weather and precipitation creates vernal pools and a connection of isolated habitats.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Shelter for Reptiles and Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why creating and conserving habitat for amphibians and reptiles is important.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Living Fences

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what living fences are, and how they increase diversity.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Network Focal City: Washington d.c.

For Students 9th - 10th
See how this Northeastern city's habitat has developed and changed throughout its history.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Network Focal City: Boston, Ma.

For Students 9th - 10th
See how this coastal city's habitat has developed and changed throughout its history.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Support Dragonflies: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why dragonflies are beneficial to a backyard habitat.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Manage Water: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to set goals and manage water for a local backyard habitat.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Sun Perches

For Students 9th - 10th
See why many species use perches near their water source to take in the sun's warmth.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Amazing Animals That Use Vernal Pools

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about species that use vernal pools for reproduction and continuity of life.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Rocky Mountains: Fruit Producing Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: The Great Backyard Bird Count Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Show off a local wonderful habitat by joining the Great-Backyard-Bird-Count group, and put the bird count data on your map.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Adding Bird Sightings to Your Habitat Map

For Students 9th - 10th
By mapping a local habitat, people are providing the Cornell Lab of Ornithology citizen science program with invaluable habitat information in regards to bird diversity.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Black Walnut Resistance, Virginia: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design challenges take photos of tricky spots in people's yards and put them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out this tired backyard from Virginia.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: La Pines: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out this pine straw yard in LA.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Need Some Inspiring Design Advice for Your Yard? Submit a Photo

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource page which explains how to submit a photo of a local backyard for expert design advice.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Nature Conservancy and Cornell Lab Partnership

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and The Nature Conservancy comes together to form a partnership that takes YardMap to its next phase: Habitat Network.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Planning Tool: Understanding How Actions Are Awarded

For Students 9th - 10th
With this Habitat Network planning tool, set goals, complete action steps, and reach community outcomes for a more diverse ecosystem.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Get to Know Your Habitat Neighbors

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how connecting habitats in neighborhoods, counties, and geographic regions is essential in creating viable habitat patches and corridors for wildlife.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Renewable Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about efforts to promote the use of renewable energy sources by homeowners and businesses. This was a project where homeowners could submit data about what they were doing to use renewable energy sources. The site is no longer...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Mapping Habitat 101: The Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch this tutorial to understand how to participate in the Habitat Network citizen science habitat mapping project.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Adding Objects to Habitat Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to add objects, or emojis, to a habitat map for this citizen science project.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Announcing: Photo Upload

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about direct photo upload to the Habitat Network crowdsourcing citizen science website.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Introduction to the Groups Tool

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network introduces the Groups Tool that helps connect citizen scientists across the country.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Wildlife Habitat Category in the Groups Data Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network has combined all the vegetatively-complex habitat polygons into categories here.