A list of relevant links to enable and empower naturalists and those interested in the habitats and ecosystems of the natural world in California.

Flora

• Calscape – Native plant guide for exploring native plants that grow in your region with close to 8000 plants native to California.
• The California Lichen Society – Dedicated to promoting the appreciation, preservation, and study of California lichens.
• The Fungi of California – a simplified pictorial key to the major groups of fleshy fungi.
• UC IPM Weed Photo Gallery – many, but not all, weed species commonly found in California farms and landscapes.
• Weed Information – A tool to help identify weeds unique to California.
• California Native Plant Society – The California Native Plant Society is dedicated to celebrating California’s native plant heritage and preserving it for future generations.
• Calflora – A non-profit database providing information on wild California plants.
• California Native Plant Seed Photos – A project from the California Botanic photographing seeds from California native plants.
• The Jepson Herbarium – The Jepson eFlora is the foremost authority on the native and naturalized vascular plants of California.
• UFEI – Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute at Cal Poly for tree information and lookups.

Fauna

• The Butterfly Net – A tool to find the best native host and nectar plants for butterflies and moths anywhere in California.
• Bug Guide – An online community of naturalists who enjoy learning about and sharing our observations of insects, spiders, and other related creatures.
• California Herps – Amphibians and reptiles (herps) found in the state of California.
• California Scorpion World – A directory of Scorpions Species in California.
• California Audubon – Audubon’s mission is to restore and conserve natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.

Environment

• CHAT – California Heat Assessment Tool – a tool to better understand dimensions of heat vulnerability driven by climate changes.
• CalEnviroScreen – Health/Heat/Equity tool to protect and enhance the health of Californians and our state’s environment through scientific evaluations that inform, support and guide regulatory and other actions.
• California Healthy Places Index – A powerful and easy-to-use data and policy platform created to advance health equity through open and accessible data.
• CCHVIz – An interactive data visualization platform for the Climate Change & Health Vulnerability Indicators.
• U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit – a website designed to help people find and use tools, information, and subject matter expertise to build climate resilience. 

Tongva History

• Tongva Medicinal Plants – a web-based catalog of medicinal plants used by the Tongva people.
• Gabrielino-Tongva Indian Tribe – the digital home for the California Indian tribe know as San Gabriel band of mission Indians.
• Mapping the Tongva villages of L.A.’s past – L.A. Times interactive map of notable Tovaangar sites in Southern California.
• Tongva Exhibit – Santa Fe Spring, CA.
• Ethnoherbalist – a collection of native plants with traditional uses.