Bee a good Pollineighbor and Educate yo-self!
In addition to the consultation services and information we provide as part of our deliverables to you, here are some of our go to sites for education, inspiration, and collaboration. Dive in! There is much to discover and a wide range of available resources to help you continue to support and learn about each Pollineighbor!
HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK™
A grassroots call-to-action to regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function by planting native plants and creating ecological networks.
To say we love Doug Tallamy would be an understatement! Get familiar- you won’t regret it!!
“Conservation is the responsibility of everyone on earth because every one of us depends entirely on healthy ecosystems.” — DOUG TALLAMY
New Directions in the American Landscape
(NDAL) is an organization dedicated to educational programming in ecological landscape design.
NDAL programming has featured visionary creative and ecological minds, from Ian McHarg to Doug Tallamy to Leslie Sauer to Nigel Dunnett.
NDAL puts on absolutely fabulous talks and invites incredible collaboration with other ecominded folks! get in there!!
Rebecca McMackin
Rebecca is an ecologically obsessed horticulturist and garden designer. She has spent the last decade as Director of Horticulture of Brooklyn Bridge Park, where she manages 85 acres of diverse parkland organically and with an eye towards habitat creation for birds, butterflies, and soil microorganisms.
Rebecca is a wealth of enthusiasm and information! We absolutely love her lectures- visit her website, and get inspired! Better yet- go see her park!
LARRY WEANER LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATES
(LWLA) is nationally recognized for combining environmental science with the rich artistic traditions of landscape design.
With over 30 years of experience on diverse projects throughout the eastern U.S., LWLA provides the design skills, installation know-how, and management expertise required to create landscapes that work.
NATIVE PLANT TRUST
From the Wild to Your Backyard
Native Plant Trust is the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants.
Native Plant Trust offers a wide range of resources and programs for all levels of interest and experience- Check it out!!!!
Xerces Society
The preeminent invertebrate conservation organization in North America. They are named after the now extinct Xerces Blue Butterfly, Glaucopsyche xerces, the first known butterfly species to go extinct from human related activities. They have a wealth of resources avaiable on their website.
Butterflies and Moths Database
This website is a citizen science effort to collect, store, and distribute data on species and their occurances across the continent. BAMONA is a rich data source that grows daily. Citizen scientists of all ages and experience levels participate by taking photographs of butterflies and moths and then submitting their observations.
When you have a thriving pollinator habitat this can be a useful tool for ID as well as a fun way to document the different species you see and add to their evergrowing database!
GO botaNy
Supported by the New England Wildflower Society and the National Science Foundation, this resource has information on a wide array of New England Native plant species and a simple key to help you find the plant you're looking for!