Resources

Getting Started Videos - These videos provide a basic introduction to why Walking with Wildflowers exists and how to get started making observations. Videos are hosted on the YouTube station "Walking with Wildflowers."

Introduction to Walking with Wildflowers

Getting started - prior to starting your hike (currently a .pdf to download)

Getting Started - first observations on trail (currently a .pdf to download)

Inyo NP/Yosemite Site Videos

North Cascades NP Site Videos

Site Guides - These links provide .pdf files that will help citizen scientists identify where Walking with Wildflowers sites are located as well as where individual plants are located within sites.

Inyo National Forest and Yosemite National Park Site Guide

North Cascades National Park Site Guide

Phenophase guide - This .pdf file is a helpful guide for identifying which phenophase a particular plant is exhibiting. For instance, a wildflower may be vegetative (pre-reproduction), budding, flowering, producing fruits, producing seeds or releasing seeds depending on when you are observing!

We are still developing additional resources for Walking with Wildflowers. Please check back.