Here are some of my favorite links to suppliers of nature study equipment.
BirdBathandBeyond.com Bird Bath and Beyond, has an unique collection of bird baths, feeders, bird houses and backyard products. They have low prices, fast delivery and new sale items daily. www.birdbathand beyond.com
Carolina Biological Supply Carolina Biological Supply has a vast selection of scientific and nature study equipment. This is the place to find microscopes and hand lens. I have shopped at Carolina for over twenty years. www.caroina.com
Ward's Natural Science Company This company has been around since 1862. It has plenty of equipment for nature study. I go here for a different selection than Carolina. www.wardsci.com
Backyard Habitats
Enjoy a naturalist's garden by creating a backyard animal and plant habitat.
Backyard Conservation - National Resources Conservation Serivce This U.S. government site has free tip sheets on keeping a backyard pond, wetland and backyard habitat. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/
Gardening for Wildlife - National Wildlife Foundation This is a good place to find information on providing food, water, cover and places to raise young. http://www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife/
Backyard Wildlife Habitat The National Wildlife Foundation has a program where you can have your backyard certified a wildlife sanctuary. My backyard has been certified. On the site you will find out how to go about it. http://www.nwf.org/backyard/index.cfm
Donna's del.icio.us Bookmarks As I surf the web, I tag websites and blogs related to creating a backyard habitat and nature study. I'd like to share them with the readers of Connecting-with-nature.net