Pollinators

Habitat & Certifications

Habitat vs Conventional Landscape.pdf, Habitat Landscapes

Green Landscapes.pdf, Wild Bloom Landscapes

Flowering Bee Lawns.pdf, MN Bee Lab

Mowing Lawns Less Often Improves Bee Habitat.pdf, US Forest Service

Garden Guide.pdf, Department of Natural Resources

Plants:

BLACKBURN COLLEGE NATIVE PLANTING LISTS: Mahan Pollinator Planting, Charles Robertson Native Planting

Recommended Trees and Shrubs.pdf, Trees Forever

Annuals vs Perennial Considerations.pdf, U of I Extension

Illinois Invasive Species Guide.pdf, U of I Extension

Plant Web Links:

Prairie Moon Nursery, native plants and seeds - https://www.prairiemoon.com/

Forrest Keeling Nursery, native plants and trees -https://www.fknursery.com/

Illinois Native Plant Society, resource on native plants and nurseries - https://ill-inps.org/

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Illinois Plant listing - https://www.wildflower.org/collections/collection.php?collection=IL

Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder - https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx

Insecticides & Pesticides:

Home use of Insecticides.pdf, MN Department of AG

Insect Pollinators and Pesticide.pdf, Pesticide Stewardship

Insecticide & Pesticide Web Links:

Protecting Pollinators while using Pesticides, Ohio State University https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-68

Habitat and Garden Certifications

The Benefits of Wildlife Habitat Certification.pdf, Ecosystem Gardening

Certified Wildlife Habitat, National Wildlife Federation – https://www.nwf.org/en/Garden-for-Wildlife/Create

Certified Butterfly Garden, North American Butterfly Association - https://nababutterfly.com/butterfly-garden-certification-program/

Certified Monarch Waystation, Monarch Watch - https://shop.monarchwatch.org/product/Waystation-Certification-Application/190004

Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, National Pollinator Garden Network - http://millionpollinatorgardens.org/

Certified Bird Habitat, Saving Birds through Habitat - http://www.savingbirds.org/habitatcertification.html

Additional Links

Environmental Protection Agency on Pesticides -  https://www.epa.gov/pesticides

Illinois – Department of Natural Resources, Education for Kids - https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/education/

University of Illinois Extension, Horticulture - https://extension.illinois.edu/global/horticulture

US Fish & Wildlife Service Pollinator page - https://www.fws.gov/pollinators/

US Forest Service Pollinator page - https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/

National Park Service for even more sites - https://www.nps.gov/subjects/pollinators/additionalresources.htm