MORE RESOURCES

Books to Read

The Living Landscape

By Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy

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Bringing Nature Home

By Doug Tallamy

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Planting in a Post-Wild World

By Claudia West and Thomas Rainer

Websites to Visit

PLANT SPECIES INFORMATION & DATABASES

The Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx

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New Moon Nursery

http://www.newmoonnursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.search/index.htm

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Northcreek Nursery

https://www.northcreeknurseries.com/

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USDA PLANTS Database

https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/

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National Wildlife Federation Plant Finder

https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/

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USDA PLANTS Database

https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/

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Audubon Society Native Plant Database 

https://www.audubon.org/native-plants

INFORMATION ABOUT NATIVE PLANTING

U.S. Forest Service

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/Native_Plant_Materials/Native_Gardening/index.shtml

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Grow Native

http://grownative.org/news/why-use-native-plants/

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Penn State Extension-Meadows and Prairies

https://extension.psu.edu/meadows-and-prairies-wildlife-friendly-alternatives-to-lawn

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Stepables

https://stepables.com/

Lawn-alternative groundcovers (Watch out for non-native species)

Communities to Join

Pennsylvania Native Plant Society on Facebook

Pollinator Friendly Yards Facebook Page

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Lawn Gone Native Facebook Page

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