Thanks to CBF for their “Bay-Friendly Landscaping and Shoreline Resource List”, from which many of these resources were copied. See www.cbf.org, and search for the title.
BAY SCAPING (Bay Friendly Landscaping)
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 410-268-8816, Bay-Friendly Landscaping (lawns, habitats, forests, wetlands, meadows, shorelines, native plants, wildlife habitat, city or suburban gardens, etc.) www.cbf.org/landscaping
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, BayScapes program, MD 410-377-6270, www.acb-online.org/project.cfm?vid=85
Chesapeake Bay Program, “Better Backyard: a Citizen’s Resource Guide to Beneficial Landscaping and Habitat Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.” PDF file to download: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/pubs/781.pdf or call 800-YOUR-BAY.
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service, Home and Garden Information Center, 1-800-342-2507 (in Maryland). http://extension.umd.edu/
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1-888-LANDCARE, for free booklet on Backyard Conservation; tips on tree planting, wildlife habitat, backyard wetlands, etc. can be downloaded from the website: www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dan Welker, US EPA, Region 3, 215-814-2744, information, slide show, photos on “Green Landscaping,” www.epa.gov/greenacres/
NATIVE PLANT INFORMATION
Maryland Native Plant Society, P.O. Box 4877 Silver Spring MD 20914, www.mdflora.org
Maryland Department of National Resources, State Forest Tree Nursery, www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/nursery/ or 1-800-TREESMD
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov USDA PLANTS Database (searchable), http://plants.usda.gov/about_plants.html.
