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| Native Plant Information Network
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Presents extensive information and images on native plants. Includes eight Regional Factpacks; for each region there is a Native Plant Species List, Plant and Seed Sources List, Plant Landscapers List, Plant Organizations List and Native Plant Bibliography. |
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| Native Plants and Gardening Links from Plants National Database
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Lists links to information about botanical gardens and arboreta, ecological restoration, horticulture, native plant conservation, native plant gardening, native plant societies, plant propagation, seed sources and useful plants. |
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| Plant Conservation Alliance
Bureau of Land Management. Plant Conservation Alliance.
A source for various expert and events directories, funding resources, publications and articles, native plant landscaping guides by U.S. region and Alliance business and communication. |
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| Green Landscaping
Environmental Protection Agency.
Information on landscaping with native plants with a focus on the Great Lakes region of the United States. |
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| Flora of North America
Flora of North America Association.
Presents "information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico." |
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| Native Plant Network
Native Plant Network.
Includes free online access to Native Plants Journal and Native Plants Propagation Protocol Database. |
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| Plant Native
Plant Native.
Includes a native plant nursery finder, a how-to naturescape guide, recommended books and native plant lists organized by region. |
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| WildOnes
Wild Ones® Natural Landscapers, Ltd.
A not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization that "promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities." |
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| EcoSmart
USDA. Forest Service. Center for Urban Forest Research.
Web-based software program designed to evaluate the economic trade-offs between different landscape practices on residential parcels. Users test various alternatives to arrive at environmentally and economically sound solutions for energy, water and fire management. |
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Last Modified: Jun 4, 2008 |
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