Useful Links and Resources
Echinacea paradoxa OZARK CONEFLOWER Yellow dropping petals, a butterfly plant. Tolerates hot dry sun.
A thing is right only when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the community, and the community includes the soil, waters, fauna, and flora, as well as people.
-Aldo Leopold
Native Plant Resources - Helpful information on native plants, sustainable ecology and conservation.
- Pennsylvania Native Plant Society A not-for-profit organization that helps people learn about and enjoy native plants found in Pennsylvania.
- Virginia Native Plant Society A wealth of information on native plants.
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Plant Conservation Alliance Educational resources, coloring book, wildflower hotline for weekly listing of wildflower events.
- New Jersey Native Plant Society
- Maryland Native Plant Society
- EPA Native Plants Factsheet
- Pa Dept of conservation & Natural Resources-- Landscaping with native plants in Pennsylvania.
- How to Naturescape, by PlantNative. Information on site preparation, designing for wildlife, making a plan, and maintenance. Great step by step information.
Gardening and Design Resources
- This site supports the lecture series and book Bringing Nature Home by University of Delaware professor Doug Tallamy.
- Campbell Natural Landscape Design (CNLD) offers a wide variety of services including master plan creation, specialty designs, and consultation.
- Pennystone Gardens, A private botanical and research garden specializing in plants native to Pennsylvania. Outstanding photographs by our friend Geoffry Mehl.
- Greenbuilers, Inc. General contractors constructing places for people to live, play, worship and work in an environmentally friendly way. Straw bale construction and green roofs. Baltimore, Maryland area.
- Green Man Enviroscaping Landscaping Design, Installation and Maintenance serving Carbon County in Eastern Pennsylvania and surrounding area.
Conservation and Horticulture Links
- Environmental Literacy Council "Environmental literacy requires a fundamental understanding of the systems of the natural world." This site is full of well researched information on various topics, including Urban Wildlife, Non-native species, and Environment and Society
- Invasive Plant and Weed Information from the Center for Invasive Plant Management
- Penn State Cooperative Extension Educational information from Penn State for individuals, families, businesses, and communities.
- Entomology fact sheets
- Plant pathology fact sheets
- Practical information on plant selection, plant care, and IPM for consumers
- Drought Information Center Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary One of the largest, protected tracts of contiguous forest in southeastern PA.
- Cornell University's list of poisonous plants.
- PLANTS National Database A database of most plants in the U.S. with photos, wetland status indicator and federal and state classification on conservation status.
- Lehigh Gap Nature Center, a non-profit conservation organization located in Slatington, PA, at the foot of the Kittatinny Ridge.
- Wild Ones, a not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization, promoting the establishment of native communities around homes and businesses, using ecologically sound practices. Edge of the Woods Nursery is currently on the panel of evaluators for grant applications to their Seeds for Education Fund. Wild Ones has 50 chapters in 11 states.
- The Alliance for Sustainable Communities - Lehigh Valley: Helping people learn more about sustainability and finding local organizations and initiatives that promote sustainability. They post a directory of local organizations, a calendar of upcoming events, commentary and fact sheets on issues of interest, and other valuable information.
- One With The Earth, the universal symbol of environmental awareness. Buttons and window clings are available at the nursery. Show the world you care, and wear or display the symbol.
- Home and Planet is the largest retail store in the nation dedicated to high style, earth friendly gifts and home furnishings. Their offerings are made by artists who work with recycled materials, organic cotton or sustainably harvested wood.
Other Useful Links
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