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Publications Library
Identification & Monitoring Guides
Identification & Monitoring Guides
Cheat Sheet for Butterfly Families
29. April 2026
Cheat Sheet for Bee Morphogroups
29. April 2026
Guía de bolsillo para la identificación de invertebrados en suelos urbanos
29. October 2025
Pocket ID Guide to Invertebrates of Urban Soils
15. April 2025
Visual Survey Protocol Framework for Western North American Freshwater Mussels
5. July 2024
Pocket Guide to Soil Invertebrates as Bioindicators
28. August 2023
A Guide to the Bumble Bees of Nebraska
29. June 2022
Pocket Guide to Identifying the Bees of Portland
27. June 2019
15 Butterflies and Moths to Expect in Portland
27. June 2019
Maritime Northwest Citizen Science Monitoring Guide
18. May 2018
Upper Midwest Community Science Pollinator Monitoring Guide: Native Bees
18. May 2018
Streamlined Bee Monitoring Protocol for Assessing Pollinator Habitat
17. May 2018
Citizen Scientist Pollinator Monitoring Guide: Pennsylvania
17. May 2018
Citizen Scientist Pollinator Monitoring Guide: California
17. May 2018
Bumble Bees of the Western United States
17. May 2018
Bumble Bees of the Eastern United States
17. May 2018
Pocket Guide to Identifying the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
17. May 2018
Pocket Guide to Identifying the Yellow-Banded Bumble Bee
17. May 2018
Pocket Guide to Identifying the Western Bumble Bee
17. May 2018
Macroinvertebrate Indicators of Streamflow Duration
17. May 2018
Freshwater Mussels of the Pacific Northwest
17. May 2018
Macroinvertebrates of the Pacific Northwest
17. May 2018
A Guide to the Native Milkweeds of Washington
16. May 2018
A Guide to the Native Milkweeds of Oregon
16. May 2018
A Guide to Common Milkweeds of Nevada
16. May 2018
Native Milkweeds: Pollinator Plants of the Desert Southwest
16. May 2018
Native Milkweeds: Pollinator Plants of the Central United States
16. May 2018
Native Milkweeds: Great Basin Pollinator Plants
16. May 2018
Streamlined Bee Monitoring Protocol Datasheets
14. June 2017
Types of Bees Visiting Watermelon in the East
29. September 2014
Types of Bees Visiting Watermelon in the West
29. September 2014
Macroinvertebrates as Indicators of Stream Flow Duration--OR, WA, & ID
6. June 2012
Dragonfly Pond Watch Data Sheet (& sample data sheet)
1. February 2012
Hojos de Datos para Pond Watch
1. February 2012
Citizen Science Monitoring Guide—California Pocket Guide
16. November 2011
Native Milkweeds: California Pollinator Plants
1. January 2011
Mardon Skipper Survey Form
5. September 2008
Folding instructions for Xerces Society bumble bee guides
5. September 2008
Survey form--Taylor's checkerspot (Euphydryas editha taylori)
4. September 2008
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