Bay Friendly Yards Resources

Identifying Native Plants

• National Wildlife Foundation Native Plant Finder
• Plants for Birds
• Plant Atlas
• Ecological Communities

Garden Maintenance for Native Plants

• Garden Maintenance for Native Plants

Info on Invasive Species

• New York iMap Invasive Species
• NYS DEC Invasive Species List
• Long Island Invasive Species Management Area

Where to Buy Native Plants

• Long Island Natives Nursery, Eastport, NY

Native Tree Suggestions for Municipalities

• Native Tree List

Watch Doug Tallamys Talks

• Click Here for Video Gallery – “Whats The Rush?”, “The Nature of Oaks”, and “Restoring Insects”

Questions?

yards@savethegreatsouthbay.org

Recommended Reading

• Nature’s Best Hope, Douglas Tallamy
• Bringing Nature Home, Douglas Tallamy
• Dirt: The Erosion of Civilization, David R. Montgomery
• Community Scale Composting Systems, James McSweeney
• Planting in a Post Wild World, Claudia West and Thomas Raine
• The Humane Gardener, Nancy Lawson
• Can You Hear The Trees Talking?, Peter Wohlleben
• The Pollinator Victory Garden, Kim Eierman
• The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben
• Exploring the Other Island, John L. Turner