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Useful Links
Using Native Plants for Earth-friendly Landscaping:
Native Plant Information
http://nativeplants.msu.edu/
Wild Ones: Native Plants and Natural Landscapes
http://www.for-wild.org/
Wildflower Association of Michigan
http://www.wildflowersmich.org/
Midwest Invasive Plant Network – provides native alternatives to invasive plants
http://www.mipn.org/
Michigan Native Plant Producers Association
http://www.mnppa.org/
Selecting Plants for Pollinators
http://www.pollinator.org
http://www.pollinator.org/EBFContinental.rx9.pdf
Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority Healthy Lawns and Gardens
http://www.socwa.org/lawn_and_garden.htm
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – offers photos
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/
The Stewardship Network
http://www.stewardshipnetwork.org/
Invasive Species Identification and Management:
Midwest Invasive Plant Network – lots of downloadable resources and links
http://www.mipn.org/
Michigan Invasive Species Information Network
http://www.misin.msu.edu/
The Nature Conservancy’s Global Invasive Species Initiative – Invasipedia, Control Resources, etc.
http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/
Common weed seedlings of Michigan
http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/iac/e1363/e1363.htm
MSU Invasive Species Initiative
http://www.invasivespecies.msu.edu/
US National Arboretum – links to individual states plus other excellent resources
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/invasives.html
Center for Plant Conservation (site hosted by Missouri Botanical Garden)
http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/
National Invasive Species Information Center (US Department of Agriculture)
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/
Center for Invasive Plant Management (University of Montana) – offers about 100 useful links
http://www.weedcenter.org/
Invasive species videos by Barbara Lucas (lucasb@ewashtenaw.org) and Cindy Gaskill, cindy.gaskill@yahoo.com):
Garlic Mustard: http://www.wisconsinfamilyforests.org/
Phragmites: http://www.peaine.org/environment/
Rain Gardens, Green Roofs, and Landscaping for Water Quality:
Rain Gardens: A Design Guide for Homeowners (University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System) –practical and user-friendly information – outstanding!!!
http://www.sustainability.uconn.edu/pdf/raingardenbroch.pdf
Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority Healthy Lawns and Gardens
http://www.socwa.org/lawn_and_garden.htm
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Landscaping for Water Quality – excellent information about storm water and rain gardens
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3682_3714-106374--,00.html
Rain Gardens of West Michigan
http://www.raingardens.org/Index.php
Watershed Forestry Resource Guide
http://www.forestsforwatersheds.org/
Green Roof Research Program at MSU
http://www.hrt.msu.edu/greenroof/
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