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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

• Michigan DNR/DEQ/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)
• Aquatic Invasive Plants and Their Look-Alikes PDF from the Midwest Invasive Plant Network
• Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) Control Database​
• West Michigan Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Taskforce (SaveMIHemlocks) user-friendly information about this early detection invader
• USDA invasives website

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)

Other Resources

• ISN's suggested Planting Guidelines 
• List of herbicide applicators (not an endorsement, updated 2019)
• List of herbicide suppliers (not an endorsement, updated 2019)
• List of non-herbicide invasive species control firms (not an endorsement, updated 2020)
• 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!
• 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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