For everyone

Fleming College Library website – Search all available resources online, check hours of operation or contact the library directly.

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By Program, Course or Content

Common First Semester

Shelterbelt Research:  http://flemingcollege.ca.libguides.com/c.php?g=365730&p=2477401

Soil Identification: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWZwbVJCNec

Skull Identification: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/education/educators/curricula/pdfs/skulls.pdf

Bird Identification: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/birding123/identify/index_html

Amphibian/Reptile Identification: https://www.ontarionature.org/protect/species/herpetofaunal_atlas.php

 

 

Tree & Shrub Identification

Ontario Trees & Shrubs: How to Identify trees and shrubs

Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheets and VTree smart phone app

 

Ecosystem Management

YouTube – Kick and Sweep

 

Fish & Wildlife
Aquatic Plants Study Guide (YouTube)

Aquatic and Wetland Plants

Aquatic Invertebrate samples

Canada Wildlife Act

Endangered Species Act, Canada

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act

Species At Risk Public Registry (SARA Registry)

Migratory Birds Protected in Canada(MCBA)

Ontario Municipal Act

Ontario Planning and Development Act

Reptile and Amphibian Identification

http://birdingquiz.com/birdtest

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

 

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry

YouTube- Fleming Arboriculture Channel

Soils & Geology

Atlas of Canada Topographic Maps– Using the “Find a location” search feature, enter a place name or use the zoom feature to locate an electronic version of this map.  You can use the zoom features to focus on an area and change the scale up to 1:30000

The Canadian System of Soil Classification (3rd edition, online)

The Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) / OGS Earth

1. http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/en/mines-and-minerals/applications/ogsearth  The computer that you access these databases on must have access to Google Earth.  Scroll down to the databases for Southern Ontario.  Useful databases include:
   1. Bedrock Topography and overburden thickness
   2. Paleozoic Geology
   3. Physiography
   4. Aggregate Resources

      Local Resources

Aggregate Resources Inventory of Ops Township, Victoria County, Southern Ontario.    Report and 3 maps  TN 939 058 no. 16 (PDF) .  This report will be useful for information regarding depth to bedrock and the type of bedrock on campus.

Soil Survey of Victoria County Report No. 25  report and 2 maps. Useful for assisting with the taxonomy of the soils. On-line resource –Place your cursor over the image of the report to access the full text of the report.

Surficial Geology of the Lindsay Peterborough Area  Report and map.  This report will be useful to indicate the geological origins of the soils in the area.