Other Resources
Informational Resources
Books
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded
Douglas W. Tallamy 2009
Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial …
Heather N. Holm 2014
Native Plants of the Midwest: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 500 Species for the Garden
Alan Branhagen 2016
Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard
Douglas W. Tallamy 2020
Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes
Claudia West and Thomas Rainer 2015
Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change
Larry Weaner and Tom Christopher 2016
The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants
Bernard L. Schwartz and Charlotte Adelman 2011
Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide
Heather N. Holm 2017
The Midwest Native Plant Primer: 225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden
Alan Branhagen 2020
Noah’s Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Back Yards
Sara Bonnett Stein 1993
Birds of Illinois: Field Guide
Stan Tekiela 2000
Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design
Benjamin Vogt 2023
Online References
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Forest Preserve District of Will County
University of Illinois Extension
Native Plant Finder – National Wildlife Federation
Native Bee Identification – University of Illinois
Common Wild Bee Genera – Field Museum of Natural History
Geology of the Chicago Wilderness Region
Attracting Pollinators to your Garden Using Native Plants
Roundup Alternatives for your Lawn and Garden – Consumer Notice
Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI)
Monarch Gardens Online Classes
Illinois Botanizer Plant Database
The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
US Fish and Wildlife Service – Species
Pollinator Partnership Technical Training Workshop Series
International Dark Sky Association