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Brochures and Information Sheets to Download:
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Online Resources
Plant NoVA Natives. Find the PNN Plant Guide, updated lists of native plants sales and sellers, a bloom timetable, a plant finder (for the plants included in the Guide). A handy site Index to help you find the gem you are looking for. And PNN’s Master Spreadsheet of Native Plants for Professionals - it’s so useful.
Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora - The Word in what’s native.
National Wildlife Federation’s Native Plant Finder - By Zip code lists plants and the Lepidoptera species that use them.
National Audubon Society Plants for Birds - by location using BONAPP
VNPS Chapters: Potowmack and Prince William Wildflower Society
Studies and Articles
Max Ferlauto’s My Year of Playing with Litter: Exploring the Effects of Leaf Litter Removal on Insect Communities from VNPS
Corridor Study - Coming Soon
Biodiversity for the Birds article on the Narango-Tallamy Chickadee Study
The Insect Apocalypse is more nuanced than it first appears - from Anthropocene
Pdf Guides and Books for Download
Native Plants for Northern Virginia - Guide for NoVA Natives. See Virginia Regional Native Plant Campaigns to view and download guides for all regions of the commonwealth.
Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping: Chesapeake Bay Watershed; U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (PDF Book)
The Nature of Change: Preserving the Natural Heritage of A Dynamic Region (Audubon At Home In Northern Virginia full 80 page booklet)
Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas 5th Edition - Revised & Updated – with More Species and Expanded Control Guidance, National Park Service and the US Fish & Wildlife Service. The AAH office has some of these books. Contact Us to get some or you may order more from the Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council.
Social Media and Blogs
Capital Naturalist Blog by Alonso Abugattas
VNPS Blog, Virginia Native Plant Society
iNaturalist - a citizen science project and online social network of naturalists, citizen scientists, and biologists built on the concept of mapping and sharing observations of biodiversity.
More Resources
Habitat Feature Tips:
Providing Water for Birds - Tips on setting up Birdbaths from Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Bird Notes