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General Adventure Travel Amateur Astronomy Animal Companions Arts and Crafts Birding Books On-line Children's Literature Collecting (Nature) Entertainment Exploring: Earth, Sea, & Sky Film (Movies) Gardening Genealogy

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Collecting (Nature)

AAPS, American Association of Paleontological Suppliers

Amateur Entomologist - Butterfly and Moth (Laurent Lecerf)

Amber - Stone Live (Andrzej Górski)

Aquarium Global Resource

Aquariums (Winston Schoenfeld, Suite 101)

Aquasite.com Aquarium Fish

AquaWorld Magazine - The Aquarium World Magazine

-- US Mirror

The Aviary

Backyard Wildlife Habitat (US National Wildlife Federation)

Bob's Rock Shop (Bob Keller)

Canadian Directory of Rock & Mineral Associations (Dirk Schmid)

Canadian Rockhound (ed. Dirk Schmid)

Collecting Insects: Entolmology 116 - Insect Identification (David L. Keith & Tiffany Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska)

Conchologists of America -- Conch-Net HomePage

Creatures Great and Small (Pat & Ken Parton, Victoria, BC)

Cyberwall: Rockhounding and Rock Collecting

Discovering Fossils (Roy Shephard & Luci Algar, UK)

Fish Diseases, Diagnosis of (Gary Aukes, Fishy Farmacy)

Geoscience Enterprises Home Page (Bob & Sue Howell)

The Great Canadian Fossil Trail (Royal Tyrrell Museum)

Guppyplace Home (Mary Jane Godier)

International Meteorite Collectors Association

Kingsnake Canada

Kingsnake.com | The Internet Portal for the Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist

The Meteorite Exchange

Mineral Collectors Page

The Mineral Gallery (Amethyst Galleries)

The Nature Source (Jake Delgaudio)

Professional Fossil Dealers Web Ring (George Winters)

-- Site List

Reef Aquarium Guide (Hobbyschool.com)

Renaissance Fossils - Fossils for Collectors Worldwide (Scott Taylor)

Rockhounding Arkansas (Mike & Darcy Howard)

Rockhounding Resources on The Web

Rockhounds Information Page

Rocks For Kids

Saltwater Aquariums (Stan Hauter, About.com)

Seashells.org

Timerock Fossils, Minerals & Crystals - Info Lab
(Martin Rosser, Australia)

Tropica Aquarium Plants

Tropical Fish (D. K. Grant)

Tropical Fish Net

Victoria Natural History Society (Victoria, BC)

ZineZone: Collecting Zone

See also Natural History Museums

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Birding

American Bird Conservancy (Washington, DC)

American Birding Association Online

Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird

Avibase - The World Bird Database (Denis Lepage, Bird Studies Canada)

Backyard Birds

Better View Desired: Birding Optics, etc.

Bird Checklists of the World (Denis Lepage, Avibase)

Birders' Exchange

Birder's World Magazine

The Birdhouse Network (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

Bird Identification (Eric Haines, Ithaca, New York)

Birding (Christine Tarski, About.com)

Birding in British Columbia (Kevin Slagboom)

-- Birding Victoria, BC

Birding on the Web

Birding on the Web, The Next Generation

BirdLife International (Cambridge)

Bird Links (Rolf A. de By)

Bird Links to the World - Global Links (Avibase)

Bird Monitoring in North America (Patuxent Wildlife Research Center)

Birds (BBC - Science & Nature)

Birds of Prey at Buteo.com (Greg Gothard, Alameda, California)

Bird songs on CD from Neville Recording (John Neville, Salt Spring Island, BC)

BirdSource - Birding with a Purpose

Bird Studies Canada

Birds - A Virtual Exhibition (Virtual Museum of Canada)

The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming (Jeff Price & Patricia Glick, American Bird Conservancy/National Wildlife Association, Washington, DC, 2002)

Bird Watching (Enchanted Learning Software)

Birdwatching Dot Com - About Wild Birds and Birding
(Michael & Diane Porter)

Boreal Songbird Initiative (dir. Marilyn Heiman)

Common Birds in Decline (Audubon State of the Birds)

CyberBirding - Bird Links Page (Noel Wamer)

Data Zone - World Bird Database (BirdLife International)

Decline of the songbirds (CBC News In Depth, 22 Jun 2007)

eBird (Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York)

EPA and Bird Conservation (US Environmental Protection Agency)

Eurobirding (UK)

The Falcon Portal (Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency, Emirate of Abu Dhabi)

Fat Birder (Richard Crombet-Beolens)

Field Guides: Birding Tours Worldwide

Finchworld (Rick Fulmer)

Find My Bird (MyBirding.com)

Fugleskue Birdwatch - Birdbase (Tor Ivar Bjønness)

GeoBirds (James Peters et al., Edson, Alberta)

Great Backyard Bird Count (National Audubon Society, New York)

Hot Spots for Birders (Birder.com)

Hummer/Bird Study Group, Inc. (Bob Sargent)

Humming Bird Nest (California)

Hummingbird: Operation RubyThroat, the Hummingbird Project
(Bill Hilton Jr.)

Hummingbirds.net (Lanny Chambers)

The Hummingbird Society

The Hummingbird Web Site (Larry & Terrie Gates)

Important Bird Areas of Canada

Internet Flyway (Alan Wilkinson)

Ivory-billed Woodpecker Draft Recovery Plan (Campephilus principalis) (J. Andrew et al., U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 22 Aug 2007) PDF

Judson Lake Trumpeter Swans (Walter & Anne Willms)

LandBird Monitoring Program (BirdSource)

Migratory Bird Conservancy

Migratory Birds (Environment Canada)

Movements of Bird Populations: GIS and Birds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

MSN Birding Community

Open Directory - Recreation: Birdwatching

Operation Migration (William Lishman & Joseph Duff, et al.)

Optics for Birding Home Page (Edmund R. Matthews)

Owling.com | Central American & North American Owls
(Dan Lockshaw, Aliso Viejo, California)

The Owl Pages (Hervey Bay et al.)

Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter (Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, USGS)

The Peregrine Fund: World Center for Birds of Prey
(Boise, Idaho)

Peterson Birding Resources (Houghton Mifflin, Boston)

Peterson Online

Rediscovering the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
(Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

Rocky Point Bird Observatory (Metchosin, BC)

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

Spring Migration (eNature.com)

State of the Birds (US National Audubon Society)

The Trumpeter Swan Society (James Hawkings et al.)

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours - Birding and Nature Cruises

VIREO: Visual Resources for Ornithology
(Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia)

The Virtual Birder

Virtual Birding in British Columbia (Kevin Slagboom)

WatchList (Audubon Online)

Winged Migration (dir. Jacques Perrin, Sony Pictures Classics, 2002)

Zeal.com - Hobbies - Birdwatching

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Outdoors

For adventure/educational travel, see Earth, Sea, and Sky (below) and Adventure Travel.

AdventureBid.com

Adventure Experiences (Roy Shephard & Luci Algar, UK)

Adventure Living (Carl P. E. dos Santos)

Adventure Sports Online

AeroFiles

Aeroseek - Aviation Search Engine and Directory

AeroWeb: The Aviation Enthusiast Corner

American Field Guide (PBS)

American Park Network

Anglers Online

Ballooning into the Sky: The Cluster Balloon Flight Page
(John Ninomiya, Solana Beach, California)

BC Adventure Journal (BC Adventure Network)

BC's Park Legacy Project

Beachcombers' Alert! (Curtis Ebbesmeyer, Beachcombers' and Oceanographers' International Association, Seattle)

The British Columbia Outdoors (BC Adventure Network)

British Columbia Recreation (BC Adventure Network)

British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association

British Columbia's Trans Canada Trail

Camp-A-Roo! Camping and Hiking Information with Tips for Parents

Campground Reservation Service (Discover Camping, Vancouver, BC)

Campgrounds and RV Parks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Camping in British Columbia (BC Adventure Network)

Canadian Outback Adventure Company

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

Coastal British Columbia

Cycle World

Designated Airspace Handbook (Aeronautical Charts Service, Geomatics Canada)

Destination Outdoors

Destination Scorecard: National Parks (Jonathan B. Tourtellot, National Geographic Traveler)

Digital Librarian: Outdoors

Elevon -- Aviation on the Internet (Carl Pettypiece)

eNature.com Outdoors

Experimental Balloon and Airship Association (Roland Escher)

FAA Aviation Education

Fish Information Service (FINS) Index (Mark Rosenstein)

Fishing Hot-spots along the World Wide Web (Jim Walker)

The Fishing Network

Fish Link Central

FishTalk with Uncle Bill

GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages

GORP - Outdoor Resources for People with Disabilities

Great Canadian Parks

GreatOutdoors.com

Harley-Davidson.com

Hang Gliding WWW Server Home Page

Holiday Expeditions

In-Fisherman Fishing Tips and Resources for Freshwater Fishing

International Orienteering Federation Home Page

IPL Ready Reference Collection: Outdoor Recreation

Latitudes & Attitudes | The Cruising Lifestyle Magazine

Librarians' Index to the Internet - Outdoor Recreation Topics

MountainZone.com

M-Riders SIG (coord. Chris Norloff, American Mensa)

MSN Outdoors Community

National and Provincial Parks of British Columbia
(BC Adventure Network)

National Park Related WWW Links (Keith Hufton)

National Parks: Weird and Wild Map (National Geographic Adventure Magazine, Jun-Jul 2006)

The Online Outdoors Website

Open Directory - Recreation: Aviation

Open Directory - Recreation: Motorcycles

Open Directory - Recreation: Outdoors

Outdoor Adventures

Outdoor and Hiking Indexes on the Web

Outside Online

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Canada

Parks and Recreation Resources (Education Index)

Parks Canada

PERConLINE - Parks and Recreation (North America)

Photographs and Web Sites of U.S. National Parks
(Steven D. Schafersman)

Poison Ivy (Jonathan Sachs)

Recreational Fishing in the Pacific Region
(Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

REI Home Page (Recreational Equipment Inc.)

Robert Winkler - Nature Writing

Surf - Global Oceanic Surf Links (Mountain Man Graphics, OZ)

Thirty Thousand Feet - Aviation Links

The Total Yellowstone Page (John William Uhler)

TrailLink (Rails-to-Trails Conservancy)

Trails.com - Connecting People to the Outdoors

US-Parks.com - US National Parks...

Vancouver Island Abound Outdoor Pages

Windsurfing Resources on the WWW

Yellowstone National Park - The Official Home Page

Zeal.com - Recreation - Outdoors

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Exploring: Earth, Sea, and Sky

Adventure Cycling Association

AdventurerScience.ca (Simon Donato et al., Calgary, Alberta)

Adventurers Dive Log: Scuba Diving in British Columbia

Alpine Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia
(Stephen Hui, Aqua Pulse)

AmericanWalker

Anchorage Cove Bed and Breakfast (Betsy Johnston & Derek Hill, Ganges Harbour, Salt Spring Island)

AQ Adventure (AweQuest.net)

Arbutus Point Oceanfront Bed & Breakfast (Simon Banister, Long Harbour, Salt Spring Island)

AroundAlone

Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia

TheBackpacker.com

Backpacker Magazine (ed. Tom Shealey)

Backpackers

Backpackers Hostels Canada - The Source for Hostels In Canada

Backpacking Light - The Ultralight Backpacking Magazine and Lightweight Backpacking Gear Shop (Beartooth Mountain Press, Bozeman, Montana)

Backroads - Biking, Hiking, & Multisport Vacations

The Bed & Breakfast Channel

BedandBreakfast.com - Worldwide Directory of Bed and Breakfasts and Inns

Bed and Breakfast Inns and Lodges in the USA/Canada

Bed and Breakfast Online Canada (BBCanada.com)

The Bicycle Forest

Bicycle Tours and Walking Tours in Italy - Charnes Tours
(dir. David Charnes)

BicyclingWorld.com

Bicyclopedia (ed. Steven Olderr)

BikeCrawler Bicycle Search Engine

Bike Reader: A Reader's Digest (Scott Munn)

BikeSense | The British Columbia Bicycle Operator's Manual
(Lindsay Hill et al., Victoria)

Bikeways Local Network (Sanctuary Foundation, Vancouver, BC)

Bivouac Mountaineering Directory

blakexpeditions (Sir Peter Blake, Seamaster)

BoatLinks.com

Bold Bikes

Breakloose Bicycles

British Columbia Adventure Network

British Columbia Dive Charter Companies

British Columbia Mountaineering Club

The British Columbia Outdoors (BC Adventure Network)

British Columbia Sailing Association

British Columbia Scuba Diving Directory (3 Routes)

British Columbia's Trans Canada Trail

Camp-A-Roo! Camping and Hiking Information with Tips for Parents

CanadianCycle.com Website for the Biking Enthusiast

Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia (Bivouac.com)

Canadian Trails Bicycle Tours

Canadian Yachting Association

CanuckAbroad.com | A Resource for Expats, Backpackers and Travellers

CaveLinx (Andy McCarron)

The Cave Page - Caves, Caving and Speleology (Sherry Mayo)

Caving Canada: The Canadian Cave and Karst Information Server

Caving Coastal British Columbia, Canada

The Caving Pages

Caving.UK

CBC News Indepth: Canadians and Mount Everest
(CBC News Online, 25 May 2006)

Chix in the Stix (Banff Alpine Centre)

Ciclismo Classico Bicycling & Walking Tours

Climbers Access Society of British Columbia (Zak Pawliuk et al.)

Climbing Coastal British Columbia, Canada

Coasting.com (Shimano)

Country Walkers

CrossRoads Cycling Adventures

Cycling Coastal British Columbia, Canada

DeepEdge's Dive Site

DIVE BC - Scuba Diving - British Columbia (Greg Dombowsky)

DiveBC - SCUBA diving in British Columbia (Vancouver Webpages)

Easykayaker.com - Your Guide To Laid Back Kayaking
(Gary Backlund & Paul Grey)

Elderhostel: Adventures in Lifelong Learning

Elderhostel Notebook (Jim Olson)

-- Elderhostel Notebook Reviews

ElderTreks: Adventure Travel for People Fifty and Over
(Gary Murtagh et al., Toronto)

The Emerald Sea: Scuba Diving in British Columbia (Myles Clough)

European Walking Tours

Everest Internet Experiment 1999

Explore | Adventure Sports : Extreme Travel

Explore BC by Region (BC Adventure Network)

The Explorers Club (Karen A. Brush)

Explorers Club, Northern Calif. Chapter (Michael F. Diggles)

Explorers Club - Polish Chapter (Jerzy Majcherczyk)

ExplorersWeb - The Pioneers Checkpoint
(Thomas Sjogren et al., New York)

Extreme Planet - Expedition, Adventure and Extreme Tours!
(Bjørn Loe et al.)

Federation of BC Naturalists

Geologic Explorations (Alec M. Bodzin, Science Junction)

Gravel Travel Mountain Bicycle Tours (Vancouver, B.C.)

The Great Canadian Fossil Trail (Royal Tyrrell Museum)

Greater Victoria Cycling Association

GreatCycling.com - Deluxe Bike Tours in Italy
(Ernie & Eli Singer, Toronto)

Gulf Islands Accommodations

The Hiker's Corner

Hiking and Walking Homepage

Hiking BC

Hiking Coastal British Columbia, Canada

Hiking in the High Country (BC Adventure Network)

Hiking in the Northwest (Bruce Martin & Terry Love)

Hiking in the Northwest with Amy and Miguel

Hiking Planet Earth (Bill Warren, Journal E)

Hornby Island Diving -- Sixgill Sharks

Horseback Riding Vacations

The Hostel Handbook Online

Hostelling International - Canada

-- BC Region

Hostels Americas

Hostels.com / The Internet Guide to Hostelling

How To Use a Compass (Kjetil Kjernsmos)

IBN International Booking Network (IYHF)

The Innkeepers' Register - Country Inn and Bed & Breakfast Directory/Guide

International Bicycle Fund

International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA) Website

International Orienteering Federation Home Page

ISAF International Sailing Federation

Island Escapades (Jack Rosen et al., Salt Spring Island)

IYHF International Youth Hostel Federation

John's Nautical and Boatbuilding Page (John Kohnen)

Journey Into Amazing Caves (IMAX, 2001)

Kayaking and Canoeing in British Columbia (BC Adventure Network)

Kayaking Coastal British Columbia, Canada

Links to Bicycling Information (Mike Schelling)

Mammoth Cave: Its Explorers, Miners, Archeologists, and Visitors

Mariah Wilderness Expeditions

Marine Centers and Educational Facilities (Coastal British Columbia)

Media Ventures: Adventure Video Productions

The Mountain Bike Resource for Women

Mountain Bike Trails Source

Mountain Biking in British Columbia (BC Adventure Network)

The Mountain Biking Page (Kumar Sichel)

Mountain Climbing in BC (BC Adventure Network)

The Mountaineers Collection (University of Washington)

The Mountaineers Home Page

Mountain Equipment Co-op

Mountain Online

Mountain Travel | Sobek

Mountain View Adventure Gear (Luke Melchior)

MountainWoman.com

MountainZone.com

National Caves Association (US)

National Center For Bicycling & Walking and the Active Living Resource Center (Bicycle Federation of America, Washington, DC)

The National Speleological Society (US)

Nature Trails (Ontario)

Nautilia Worldwide Directory for Nautical Webs

Net Diving Resources (Bermuda Sub-Aqua Club)

North Shore Rescue Team (North Vancouver, BC)

Northwest Recreation Page (Richard Chamberlain)

NOTMAR Notices to Mariners (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

NOVA Online | Lost on Everest (PBS)

NOVA Online | The Universe Within

NSMB.e.Magazine (NorthShoreMountainBiking, Vancouver, B.C.)

Ocean Educations Ltd (Ian Mitchell, Salt Spring Island)

111 Travel Directory - Bed and Breakfasts
(Kathy Steinemann, Hinton, Alberta)

The Online Climbing Guide

Online Expedition Home | webExpeditions.net

Open Directory - Sports: Scuba Diving

Outdoor and Hiking Indexes on the Web

PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)

PickATrail.com

Polaris On-line Guide for Hiking, Skiing, and Canoeing in the Backcountry of British Columbia

The Realm of Sequoia: Explore British Columbia's Coast Mountains (Stephen Hui)

Recumbents.com - The Recumbent and HPV Info Center

RockList.com

Routes to Learning Canada (formerly Elderhostel Canada)

Sailfree.com - Sailing Information Resources

Sailing Coastal British Columbia, Canada

Sailing Source

SailNet

S.A.L.T.S. Sail Training - SALTS Sail and Life Training Society (Victoria, BC)

SchoonerMan Schooner and Tall Sailing Ships

Scuba Central (Rick Williams)

Scuba Diving in British Columbia (BC Adventure Nework)

SCUBA Diving in Victoria BC Canada (Cindie Andrie)

Scuba Diving Coastal British Columbia, Canada

Searching for Solitude: Exploring British Columbia's Coast and Mountains (Stephen Hui, Aqua Pulse)

SeaRoom... For the Cruising Sailor (Tony & Annie Cook)

The 7 Summits

Society for Underwater Exploration

Thyme & Tide Bed and Breakfast (Gary Sheridan, Salt Spring Island)

Ton de Maagt Hiking Page

The Trail Database

Trails.com - Connecting People to the Outdoors

Trails of B.C. (BC Adventure Network)

Ultimate Diving (UK)

Underwater Council of British Columbia

Unofficial B.C. Scuba Pages (Kerry L. Werry)

Victoria Natural History Society (Victoria, BC)

Virtual Cave (Djuna Bewley & Dave Bunnell)

Walk BC Online V2N3

Walking Britain (ed. Lou Johnson)

Walking Club -- Homepage (Healthy Ideas)

Walking Resources on the Web

Walking the World - Outdoor Adventures for People 50 and Over

Walk Japan (Nakasendo Way, etc.)

Western Canada Avalanche Bulletins - Canadian Avalanche Centre

Wilderness Inquiry

Wilderness Survival Guide (BC Adventure Network)

Wilderness Travel Online

WomenCanDo.com

The Women's Wilderness Institute (Boulder, Colorado)

WomenUnderwater (Jill Heinerth et al.)

Woodswomen - Adventure Travel for Women of All Ages

World Cave Database (Eric Madelaine)

Yahoo! Clubs: Backcountry

Yahoo! Clubs: Mountaineering

See also Adventure Travel, Global Positioning System (GPS), Polar Studies, and Scientific Equipment and Exploration

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