Helpful Information:

Enature.com - Visit here for a comprehensive native plant guide complete with pictures, common and Latin names, description and site preferences. (provided by National Wildlife Federation/Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center).

Honeysuckle Removal - 24 ways to remove invasive amur honeysuckle.

Control and Removal of Other Invasives - Courtesy of the Marianist Environmental Education Center in Dayton, Ohio. For more information, visit: www.udayton.edu/~meec/index.htm .

http://www.invasivespecies.gov: From the US Dept. of Agriculture. A gateway to Federal and State invasive species activities and programs.

http://plants.usda.gov/: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service links to Federal and State Noxious Weed lists AND local groups working in these areas.

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/dnap/invasive: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, information about invasive species in Ohio. Read about how these plants are creating havoc in our forests.

Books and Publications to Read:

Go Native!Gardening with Native Plants and Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest. Carolyn Harstad.  1999. Indiana University. Basic Information about native plants in the lower midwest. Good place to start.

Eastern Forests:Peterson Field Guide Series. John C. Kricher/Gordon Morrison
Good place to learn about the importance of native plant communities. Covers various habitats. Helpful when planning your landscaping.

Woody Plants of Ohio. Braun,Lucy E. The Ohio State University Press. 1961.

The Monocotyledoneae. Braun, Lucy H. The Ohio State University Press. 1967.

Manual of Woody Plants: Their Indenficiation, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses.Dirr, Michael A.

This or any book by Dirr contains excellent information, includes natives and non-native species.

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