Our double-sided, 11 X 17 inch, laminated biodiversity sheets allow you to scan through many colourful images at once to identify animals and plants. Sometimes it’s easier than paging through a book! Field-tested with all ages -- from preschoolers to retirees -- everyone loves them! Sheets are organized to cover specific habitats or concentrate on particular groups of organisms. They also make great placemats. One volunteer’s two-and-a-half-year-old grandson can identify all of the insects on the goldenrod sheet and he learned them all while eating at grandpa and grandma's house! We are also working on activity sheets that will help you learn about each group. Click here [1] to see what we have so far.
A big thank you to the photographers who donated shots for this project! The Native Tree Leaves sheet also comes in a trilingual English-French-Anishinaabemowin version. If this sheet becomes popular, we may add more trilingual sheets in the future.
Sheets cost $5 each (which includes tax). You can purchase them from our online store and have them shipped to you.
List of All Sheets
- Animal Signs and Winter Seedheads
- Backyard Birds
- Beetles
- Butterflies
- Caterpillars
- Dragonflies
- Ducks and Wetland Birds
- Ferns
- Fungi
- Goldenrod Life
- Hawks and Owls
- Indoor Wildlife
- Lichens and Tree Bark
- Mammals
- Moths
- Native Fruits and Seeds
- Pond Life
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Sky and Space
- Spiders
- Spring Migrants
- Spring Woodland Wildflowers
- Summer Field Wildflowers
- Tree Leaves
- Warblers and Sparrows
- Native Tree Buds
Biodiversity Identification Sheets
Animal Signs and Winter Seedheads (be an animal sleuth and a winter botanist!) [3]
![a selection of signs of specific animals](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/winter%20weeds%20and%20animal%20signs%20id%20sheet%20-%2020160718%20-%20500W.jpg)
![a selection of winter seedheads](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/winter%20weeds%20and%20animal%20signs%20id%20sheet%20-%20201607182%20-%20500W.jpg)
Backyard Birds (a summer side and a winter side - great for seeing what is coming to the bird feeder!) [4]
![A selection of various birds](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/backyardbirdidsheet201311082-500W.jpg)
![A selection of various birds](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/backyardbirdidsheet20131108-500W.jpg)
Beetles (the most biodiverse group of species in the world!) [5]
![beetle biodiversity sheet - side 1](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/beetle%20sheet%20-%20arboretum%2020170724%20-%20500W.jpg)
![beetle biodiversity sheet - side 2](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/beetle%20sheet%20-%20arboretum%20201707242%20-%20500W.jpg)
Butterflies (gorgeous and graceful) [6]
![Selection of various butterflies](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/butterfly%20id%20sheet%2020180921-page-001.jpg)
![Selection of various butterflies](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/butterfly%20id%20sheet%2020180921-page-002.jpg)
Caterpillars (a fuzzy/spiky/hairy side and a smooth side) [7]
![A selection of various caterpillars](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/caterpillaridsheet-201311222-500W.jpg)
![A selection of various caterpillars](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/caterpillaridsheet-20131122-500W.jpg)
Dragonflies (anything that eats mosquitoes needs to be noticed!) [8]
![Selection of various dragonflies](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/dragonfly%20id%20sheet%2020181031-page-001.jpg)
![Selection of various dragonflies](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/dragonfly%20id%20sheet%2020181031-page-002.jpg)
Ducks and Wetland Birds (bird guide when it gets wet) [9]
![a selection of ducks](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/ducks%20and%20wetland%20birds%20id%20sheet%20-%2020151217%20-%20500W.jpg)
![a selection of wetland birds](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/ducks%20and%20wetland%20birds%20id%20sheet%20-%20201512172%20-%20500W.jpg)
Ferns (forest frond frenzy) [10]
![Selection of various ferns](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/fern%20id%20sheet%2020181109-page-001.jpg)
![Selection of various ferns](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/fern%20id%20sheet%2020181109-page-002.jpg)
Fungi (check out the beauty in these small organisms!) [11]
![Selection of various fungi](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/fungus%20id%20sheet%20-%20arboretum%2020181022-page-001.jpg)
![Selection of various fungi](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/fungus%20id%20sheet%20-%20arboretum%2020181022-page-002.jpg)
Goldenrod Life (great resource for exploring a field of goldenrod in the fall) [12]
![A selection of various insects](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/goldenrodlifeidsheet201311192-500W.jpg)
![A selection of various insects](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/goldenrodlifeidsheet20131119-500W.jpg)
Hawks and Owls (for your raptorial pleasure) [13]
![a selection of hawks and falcons](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/hawks%20and%20owls%20id%20sheet%20-%2020160127%20-%20500W.jpg)
![a selection of owls](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/hawks%20and%20owls%20id%20sheet%20-%20201601272%20-%20500W.jpg)
Indoor Wildlife (what can you find in your own home?) [14]
![Selection of various indoor wildlife](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/indoorwildlifeidsheet-arboretum20131115-500W.jpg)
![Selection of various indoor wildlife](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/indoorwildlifeidsheet-arboretum201311152-500W.jpg)
Lichens and Tree Bark (explore the realm of a tree trunk) [15]
![Selection of tree bark](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/lichens%20and%20tree%20bark%20id%20sheet%20-%20arboretum%2020181109-page-001_0.jpg)
![Selection of various lichen](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/lichens%20and%20tree%20bark%20id%20sheet%20-%20arboretum%2020181109-page-002.jpg)
Mammals (mammals on one side, tracks on the other) [16]
![A selection of various mammals](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/mammalsheet-arboretum20131113-500W_000.jpg)
![A selection of various mammal footprints](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/mammalsheet-arboretum201311132-500W.jpg)
Moths (nocturnal visitors to your porch lights) [17]
![Selection of various moths](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/moth%20id%20sheet%2020181107-page-001.jpg)
![Selection of various moths](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/moth%20id%20sheet%2020181107-page-002.jpg)
Native Tree Fruits and Seeds (how our woody plants disperse themselves) [18]
![tree fruits and seeds biodiversity sheet - side 1](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/tree%20fruits%20and%20seeds%20id%20sheet%20-%2020170724%20-%20500W.jpg)
![tree fruits and seeds biodiversity sheet - side 2](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/tree%20fruits%20and%20seeds%20id%20sheet%20-%20201707242%20-%20500W.jpg)
Pond Life (vernal pools on one side, permanent ponds on the other) [19]
![A selection of various pond wildlife](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/pondidsheet201311132-500W_000.jpg)
![A selection of various pond wildlife](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/pondidsheet20131113-500W.jpg)
Reptiles and Amphibians (marvelous and magnificent) [20]
![Selection of various amphibians](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/reptile%20and%20amphibian%20sheet%2020181029-page-001.jpg)
![Selection of various reptiles](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/reptile%20and%20amphibian%20sheet%2020181029-page-002.jpg)
Sky and Space (look up...way up!) [21]
![a selection of atmospheric conditions](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/sky%20stuff%20201601282%20-%20500W.jpg)
![a selection of space phenomenon](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/sky%20stuff%2020160128%20-%20500W.jpg)
Spiders (Miss Muffet's favourite) [22]
![a selection of spiders](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/spider%20id%20sheet%20-%20201607152%20-%20500W.jpg)
![a selection of spiders](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/spider%20id%20sheet%20-%2020160715%20-%20500W.jpg)
Spring Migrants (it's their thing to return in the spring) [23]
![a selection of spring migrants](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/spring%20migrants%20id%20sheet%20-%2020151217%20-%20500W.jpg)
![a selection of spring migrants](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/spring%20migrants%20id%20sheet%20-%20201512172%20-%20500W.jpg)
Spring Woodland Wildflowers (colourful on one side, white on the other) [24]
![Selection of various wildflowers](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/springwildflowersidsheet-arboretum20131113-500W.jpg)
![Selection of various wildflowers](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/springwildflowersidsheet-arboretum201311132-500W.jpg)
Summer Field Wildflowers (what is attracting all those pollinators?) [25]
![Selection of various wildflowers](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/summerwildflowersidsheet-arboretum20131113-fixed-500W.jpg)
![Selection of various wildflowers](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/summerwildflowersidsheet-arboretum20131113-fixed2-500W.jpg)
Tree Leaves (see the variety of shapes and edges) [26]
Available in an English-only version or an English-French-Anishinaabemowin version. We have some activity sheets that work this sheet; if you are interested, click here [1].
![Selection of various tree leaves](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/treeleavesidsheet-arboretum20130814-500W.jpg)
![Selection of various tree leaves](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/arbor/Education%20%26%20Events/ArboretumBooksAndSigns/treeleavesidsheet-arboretum201308142-500W.jpg)
Warblers and Sparrows (everyone's favourites on one side and those LBJ's - little brown jobs - on the other!) [27]
![a selection of warblers](/arboretum/sites/uoguelph.ca.arboretum/files/public/warblers%20and%20sparrows%20id%20sheet%20-%2020151217%20-%20500W.jpg)