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  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Board & Staff
  • Visit
    • Annual Events
    • Gardens & Trails >
      • Beehive & Wildlife Pond
      • Cain Garden
      • Children's Garden
      • Hanson Learning Meadow
      • Log Laboratory
      • Nature Trails
      • Ruby Key Garden
    • Heritage Exhibits >
      • Wofford House
      • Little Red School House
      • Henderson County Jail
      • Discovery Barn
    • Veteran's Memorial
    • Private Rentals
  • Learn
    • Workshops and Hikes
    • Explore On Your Own
    • Field Trips
    • Homeschool
    • Scouting Groups
    • Summer in the Gardens
  • Membership & Support
    • Membership
    • Volunteer
  • Events & More

​Self Guided Learning

Looking for a self-guided adventure?
​Try these apps and tools for...


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Birding

eBird - eBird is the world’s largest biodiversity-related citizen science project, with more than 100 million bird sightings contributed each year by eBirders around the world. A collaborative enterprise with hundreds of partner organizations, thousands of regional experts, and hundreds of thousands of users, eBird is managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 

Merlin - Merlin is another immersive birding app that also uses sound to identify nearby bird calls. 
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Wildlife ID

iNaturalist - One of the world’s most popular nature apps, iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you. Get connected with a community of over 750,000 scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What’s more, by recording and sharing your observations, you’ll create research quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature. iNaturalist is a joint initiative by the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society.
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Plant Identification

Picture This - Picture This is a plant ID app that allows you to snap a picture of the plant and get recommendations for possible species ID. There are free and paid versions available on the app store.

East Texas Arboretum Trail Guide

​Hit the 2 miles of unpaved nature trails and get back in touch with East Texas wildlife. Use the digital download to learn more about what you will find along the way.
Download the Trail Guide
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1601 Patterson Rd. Athens, TX 75751 (Hwy. 175 inside Loop 7)​
​(903) 675-5630
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