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Online and Printed Resources

Online Resources
While far from exhaustive, this list includes resources ISN utilizes regularly.
Invasive Plant Resources

• Michigan DNR/DEQ/MDARD invasives website
• Decontamination guidelines & checklist from the Michigan DNR Forest Resources Division:  Aquatic and Terrestrial
• USDA invasives website
• Midwest Invasive Plant Network (including a Landscape Alternatives to Invasive Plants app and other tools)
• Suggested Alternatives to Invasive Plants from the Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council--a bit south, but a great resource!
• Aquatic Invasive Plants and Their Look-Alikes PDF from the Midwest Invasive Plant Network
• Midwest Invasive Plant Network Control Database​
• West Michigan Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Taskforce (SaveMIHemlocks) user-friendly information about this early detection invader

Native Plant Resources

• ISN's suggestions for native alternatives to Japanese barberry
• ISN's suggestions for native alternatives to autumn olive

• ISN's suggestions for deer-resistant native plants
• Native Plant signs created by ISN
• Michigan Audubon's Michigan Native Garden Design (for the birds!), an exceptional resource full of planned gardens to benefit birds and wildlife
• Sources of Native Plants, compiled by the Wildflower Association of Michigan
• Michigan Shoreland Stewards (a great resource for waterside landowners, from septic systems to native plantings)
• Landscaping for Water Quality (pamphlet PDF on shoreline gardens)

• Michigan Native Plants for Pollinators, created by the Michigan DNR
• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center (including notes on using native plants in landscapes)
• Illinois Wildflowers (including information on what wildlife utilizes each native plant)
• Minnesota Wildflowers (many native plant resources; growth, size, etc.)
• Missouri Botanical Garden (more native plant resources)
• Native Plant Finder (a great way to see the connection between native plants and butterflies & moths with beautiful photos, based on Dr. Doug Tallamy's research)
• Wildflower Search (an incredible quick-look database of what may be blooming in natural areas near you RIGHT NOW)

Other Resources

• ISN's suggested Planting Guidelines 
• Michigan Flora (including exhaustive keys and lists of native and non-native plants confirmed in Michigan)
• Live staking instructions for streambank restoration from PennState Extension
• Erosion control guidelines from Michigan.gov
• Ann Arbor Natural Areas Preservation program resources 
• PlayCleanGo​
• Invasive species self-defense | MSU Extension (Three tools available to communities) 

Printed Resources
These are just a few of the books ISN recommends as high-quality resources concerning invasive species and native plant use in gardens.

• Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest
  Elizabeth J. Czarapata
• Bringing Nature Home
  Doug Tallamy
• Landscaping with Native Plants of Michigan
  Lynn M. Steiner
• Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants
  C. Colston Burrell, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• The Midwestern Native Garden
  ​Charlotte Adelman & Bernard L. Schwartz
• Birdscaping in the Midwest
  Mariette Nowak
• Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees
  Charlotte Adelman & Bernard L. Schwartz
• Pollinators of Native Plants
  Heather Holm
• Lake Invaders
  William Rapai

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