Chesapeake Bay Foundation Bay Friendly Landscaping
and Shoreline Resource List (page 2)

Native Plant Information:

Delaware Native Plant Society, 302.735-8918,
www.delawarenativeplants.org

Ecoscaping Back to the Future: Restoring Chesapeake Landscapes (with examples of native plant gardens, rain gardens, xeriscapes) can be purchased for $15 each, plus $3 for first class mail, or $1.50 for book rate. Please make the check payable to Chesapeake EcologyCenter, and mail to Chesapeake Ecology Center, c/o Treasurer, at Adams Academy at Adams Park, 245 Clay Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 (www.chesapeakeecologycenter.org).

Maryland Native Plant Society, P.O. Box 4877 Silver Spring MD 20914, www.mdflora.org

Maryland Department of National Resources, State Forest Tree Nursery, 1-800-TREESMD
www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/nursery

National Arboretum, 3501 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 245-2726, www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/nativefaq2.html

National Wildlife Federation, searchable database by plant types and by state, with
photos and detailed plant descriptions: http://enature.com/native_invasive/natives.asp

Pennsylvania Native Plant Society, P.O. Box 281 State College PA 16804-0281 www.pawildflower.org

Virginia Native Plant Society, 5408371600, www.vnps.org

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, http://plantmaterials.nrcs.usda.gov

USDA PLANTS Database (searchable), http://plants.usda.gov/home US Fish and Wildlife Service, Maryland native plant lists to download: www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/nativesMD/

*** USFWS, “Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping,” Chesapeake Bay Watershed. This color guide provides planting requirements and uses for 400 native plants. For print copies, contact USFWS, 177 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 or call Mary Cordovilla, 410-573-4591 to check on availability. To access the online version, visit www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/toc.htm

Non-Native Invasive Plants:

Cornell University, Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program. Website
contains information on invasive plants, their impact on native species, and their control
(particularly biological control). twww.invasiveplants.net

National Park Service Download Publication “Plant Invaders of MidAtlantic Nature Areas,” www.nps.gov/plants/alien

Maryland Native Plant Society, P.O. Box 4877 Silver Spring MD 20914,
www.mdflora.org/publications/invasives.htm. Information on controlling nonnatives,
with lists of native plant alternatives.

The Nature Conservancy, Maryland Chapter: (301) 897-8570, 5410 Grosvenor Lane Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20814). Information on the removal of specific nonnative invasive plants, http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs.html

Pesticide/Herbicide Alternatives (Websites):
www.beyondpesticides.org
www.rachelcarsoncouncil.org
www.organicgardening.com
www.eartheasy.com
www.extremelygreen.com
www.northeastipm.org (IPM, Integrated Pest Management)
www.biconet.com/index.html
www.invasive.org/eastern/biocontrol/index.html (biological controls)

Phragmites:
Cornell University, Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program. Website contains information on phragmites and other invasive plants, their impact on native species, and their control (particularly biological
control). www.invasiveplants.net

Maryland Department of Natural Resources,
Wildlife Habitat Manager, 410-827-8612 or 410-490-5744,
Wildlife Division, PO. Box 68, Wye Mills, MD 21679.

The Nature Conservancy website, information on control methods.
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs/documnts/phraaus.rtf

Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels:

Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center. 410-222-1688 or 222-3822,
975 Indian Landing Road, Millersville, MD 21108. Download instructions on how to obtain and construct a rain barrel. www.arlingtonecho.net/rainbarrel.htm

Chesapeake Bay Foundation, rain barrel and rain garden publications to download,
www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=resources_pubs_index

Chesapeake Ecology Center publication: “Ecoscaping Back to the Future. . . Restoring Chesapeake Landscapes (Native Plant Rain Gardens and Xeriscapes)” by Zora Lathan and Thistle A. Cone. www.chesapeakeecologycenter.org.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources water conservation and gray water information: www.dnr.state.md.us/ed/waterinfo.html

Prince George’s County (Maryland), 301-883-5810, Programs and Planning Division, 9400 Peppercorn Place, Suite 500, Largo, Maryland 20774. Rain garden plant list and instructions. www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/pgcounty/government/agencyindex/der/

www.rainscapes.org. Regional joint project of the Montgomery County (MD) Department of Environmental Protection (240.777.7720) and the Potomac Conservancy (301.608.1188.) Information on rain gardens, rain barrels, photos of projects, low impact development specifications, native plant suppliers, etc.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and University of Wisconsin—Extension (1-877-947-7827). “Rain Gardens: A How to Manual for Homeowners” (32 page pdf), step-by-step instructions with design plans for different sun and soil conditions, midwestern native plant lists: http://cleanwater.uwex.edu/pubs/raingarden/rgmanual.pdf

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