Nature by Name

A field guide that teaches

Learn the names of what lives around you.

Build durable knowledge of local wildlife through active recall and thoughtfully scheduled review.

Meet what is around you

Living near Ottawa now

Start with what you might meet.

Place and season come first. Deeper taxonomy stays within reach.

  1. Cedar Waxwing

    Cedar Waxwing

    Bombycilla cedrorum

    Reported near Ottawa this week

  2. Green Frog

    Green Frog

    Lithobates clamitans

    Common around still water through summer

  3. Sunburst Lichen

    Sunburst Lichen

    Xanthoria parietina

    Look for it on exposed stone and bark

The learning path

Notice. Name. Remember.

  1. 1

    Notice

    Meet several honest examples of a species.

  2. 2

    Name

    Retrieve the name before revealing the answer.

  3. 3

    Remember

    Return when the memory needs strengthening.