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Online and Printed Resources

Online Resources
While far from exhaustive, these lists include resources ISN utilizes or recommends regularly.
Invasive Species Resources

• ISN's YouTube channel (ID, treatment, and more!)
• Michigan DNR/EGLE/MDARD invasives website
• Decontamination guidelines & checklist from the Michigan DNR Forest Resources Division:  Aquatic and Terrestrial
• Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) (ID and reporting of invasive species)
• Michigan Invasive Species Coalition (for finding your CISMA or the Forum for in-depth management questions)
• Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) (including a Landscape Alternatives to Invasive Plants app and other tools)
• Woody Invasives Control Methods for cut stump, hack-and-squirt, and more
• Aquatic Invasive Plants and Their Look-Alikes PDF from the Midwest Invasive Plant Network
• Aquatic Invasive Plants PDF from MSU Extension
• Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) Control Database​
• SaveMIHemlocks User-friendly information about this early detection invader
• Best Management Practices for Non-Chemical Weed Control from California Invasive Plant Council
• USDA invasives website
• Michigan's Invasive Plant Disposal Guide

Native Plant Resources

• ISN's Plan Before You Plant brochure PDF (available in print at many partner locations)
• ISN's suggestions for native alternatives to Japanese barberry
• ISN's suggestions for native alternatives to autumn olive (landscapes)
• ISN's suggestions for native plants to install after garlic mustard removal
• ISN's suggestions for native plants to install after autumn olive removal (large areas)

• ISN's suggestions for deer-resistant native plants
• ISN's guidance regarding replacement options & notes after knotweed treatment 
• 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)

Treatment & Service Providers

• List of herbicide applicators (not an endorsement, updated 2025)
• List of herbicide suppliers (not an endorsement, updated 2024)
• List of non-herbicide invasive species control firms (not an endorsement, updated 2025)
• List of tree care professionals in Leelanau, Benzie, and Grand Traverse Counties (not an endorsement, updated 2024)
• List of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid treatment service providers in West Michigan (From Mason-Lake Conservation District, not an endorsement)

Other Resources

• ISN's suggested Planting Guidelines 
• ​MIPN Revegetation Guides
• Michigan Flora (including exhaustive keys and lists of native and non-native plants confirmed in Michigan)
• Suggested Alternatives to Invasive Plants from the Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council--a bit south, but a great resource!
• Recommended Trees for Community Planting from the Michigan DNR
• Michigan Community Tree Species Selection Guide from the Michigan DNR (updated 2025)
• Salt tolerant native wildflowers/grasses from the Michigan Wildflower Farm or salt tolerant native plants from the Missouri Prairie Foundation (some species from this list may do better than others, as this was made for Missouri)
• Rain Garden Guidance from the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
• Lawn Alternatives Guidance from Matthaei Botanical Gardens
• 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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