South Mountain Reservation is the largest park in the Essex County Park System and flourishes with diverse plant and tree communities as well as wildlife. The following list of species are guides that have been created through observations using iNaturalist and observations made through the South Mountain Conservancy Citizen Science Program. (To see the Wildflower and Forest Preserve Plant Identification Maps, click HERE.)
Trees and Shrubs
Birds
Mammals
Amphibians
Invertebrates
Ferns
Fungi and Lichens
Reptiles
Invasive Plants
Invasive Insects