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Bring Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants

by Douglas W. Tallamy

If you can read just one book on the importance of native plants, this is it. Biodiversity is critical to human survival. This book proposes liberal use of native plants in suburban yards to restore biodiversity and to sustain the wildlife that depends on them. Hundreds of color photos show key species of plants and insects.

Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America's Bees and Butterflies

The Xerces Society Guide, Eric Mader et al.

If you have time for a second book, read this one. This volume reflects the latest understanding about creating and managing pollinator habitat. It is illustrated with hundreds of color photographs and dozens of specially created illustrations.

The New York Times had a write-up of Plant-A-Rama at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens in February of 2015. This horticultural event is viewed as a "bellwether for trends," which gives us hope that native plant gardens will become more mainstream.

In this article reprinted courtesy of Gardener's Supply, Ann Whitman explains how by planting native species, we help animals and insects connect the dots.

For additional resources, including webinars and videos with specific info about habitat for birds, bees, etc., please visit ChicagoLivingCorridors.org (CLC).

CLC lists Citizens for Conservation and Habitat Corridors as one of the member groups doing yard visits.