Lichen Resources

Resources

General Resources

Analyzing Lichen Indicator Data, Forest Inventory and Analysis Program
Biological Soil Crust (“Biocrust”) Science (U.S. Geological Survey)
Clifford M. Wetmore’s Publications (University of Minnesota, Department of Plant Biology)
Eastern Lichen Network (New York Botanical Garden)
Introduction to Lichens (University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology)
Lab Website for Bruce McCune (Oregon State University, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology)
User guide for the national Forest Inventory and Analysis lichen database (Version 1.0), Forest Inventory and Analysis Program
Lichen Determination Keys (Freie Universität Berlin, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum)
Lichenland (Oregon State University)
Lichenland Lite
Lichens of North America
Lichens of the Ozarks (New York Botanical Garden and The Nature Conservancy)
Lichens, Tardigrades, and SO2 (voyagerScience)
Using Lichens as Community Bioindicators
Learn About Lichens
UMaine Herbarium
Recent Literature on Lichens – searchable database of publications in lichenology, and returns an annotated bibliographic list based on search criteria
USDA National Agricultural Library – searchable database of publications available in the Catalog and Articles database (AGRICOLA), PubAg, and the NAL Digital Collections (NALDC)
Stationary Sources of Air Pollution (Environmental Protection Agency; previously known as Technology Transfer Network) – industry and regulatory action, guidance and assistance, and technical resources
Connecting Global Priorities: Biodiversity and Human Health – Chapter 4. Biodiversity, air quality and human health (World Health Organization and Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity)
All things Oregon! – podcast episode about air quality monitoring using mosses and lichen @ minute 14 (BBC News | Unexpected Elements)

Resources for Educators

Lichen Lesson Plans for Educators
Air Quality Activities (Lichens CitiSci, developed in collaboration with the Forest Service)
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Herbaria

Checklists

Checklist of Lichens in the Ozarks (New York Botanical Garden and The Nature Conservancy)
Checklists of Lichens in U.S. National Parks (Consortium of Lichen Herbaria)
Cumulative Checklist for the Lichen-forming, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of the Continental United States and Canada, Version 24 (North Dakota State University)

Journals and Newsletters

Media

Air Pollution & Lichens: A Tour of the Columbia River Gorge (YouTube, @Forest Service)
Critical Loads Video Series (YouTube, @Forest Service)
- Air pollution introduction
- Lichens
Growth rates of lichens on cemetery stones (YouTube, @Harvard Museum of Natural History)
iNaturalist – search any lichen species or family and explore lichens across the world
Lichen growth form video (YouTube, @Harvard Museum of Natural History)
Lichen timelapse video (YouTube, @francischeefilms)
Nature’s air sensors are growing on your street (Grist video, featuring Sarah Jovan, Research Ecologist at the Pacific Northwest Research Station)
Oregon Field Guide: Crayfish Invasion; Lichen; Heritage Trees; Conservation Dogs (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Professional Societies and Research Groups

International Resources

Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories (Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water)
Guide to Lichens on Twigs (Natural History Museum, London)
Lichen Collection (Swedish Museum of Natural History)
Nature and Pollution: What Lichens Tell Us About Toxic Air (Natural History Museum, London)
Norwegian Lichen Database (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
OPAL: Citizen science for everyone (using lichens in air surveys) (Imperial College London)
The Information System on Italian Lichens (University of Trieste)