Lawn to Habitat Project
Lawn to Habitat Project
Video for your Conservation Commission
Feel free to download our slide presentation to edit and individualize for your Conservation Commission:
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-iTBnOo6Rkhj01N4tqsQiY3oF5FuGrP/view?usp=sharing
Electronic Resources
Printed Resources
https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/ (the place you should start)
https://grownativemass.org/ (another great resource for all things native!)
https://xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center/northeast
https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/fact-sheets/north-american-plants-for-new-england-gardens
https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/help-pollinators-thrive/plant-a-pollinator-garden
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/nh/homeowner/?cid=nrcs144p2_015853
Sources of seeds:
https://nativeseednetwork.org/
https://grownativemass.org/Great-Resources/nurseries-seed
https://wildseedproject.net/ (Maine)
Meadows
https://xerces.org/publications/guidelines/organic-site-preparation-for-wildflower-establishment
https://wildseedproject.net/2017/01/return-of-the-meadow/
Native Plants for NE Gardens, by Richardson and Jaffe,
Any of Doug Tallamy’s books
New Naturalism by Kelly Norris https://kellydnorris.com/shop/books/new-naturalism
Native Plants of the Northeast, by Donald Leopold (2005)
Seed Sources
Prarie Moon Nursery - Prairie Moon Nursery: Storefront