NATIVE PLANT GARDENING

ECO-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING

UMass Landscape Ecology Program

Buffer Zone Restoration Guidelines

New England Wildflower Society

Landscapers, Arborists Guide

New England Wetland Plants

10 Tips - Environmentally Friendly Yard

Tower Hill Botanical Gardens

DFG Wildlife & Habitat Conservation

Landscaping with Native Plants

Improving Wildlife Habitat, SVT

UMass Extension Home Gardening

Deer Resistant Plants

Native Plants for Wildlife, NHESP

Butterfly Gardens, SVT

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TREES/FORESTRY RESOURCES

LAWNS, LAWN ALTERNATIVES

Avoiding Tree Damage During Construction

Ecological Lawn Care

Harvard Forest

Ecological Landscaping, SVT

Center for Urban Forestry

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Trees are Good

RAIN GARDENS

UMass Keystone Project

Franklin Rain Garden Project

New England Forestry Foundation

Rain Garden Maintenance

Mass Forestry Laws

Rain Garden Guide

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Build a Raingarden, NRWA

INVASIVE NON-NATIVE PLANTS

Vermont Rain Garden Manual

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

Audubon Brochure

Audubon Invasive Plant Guide

Rain Garden Fact Sheet

DCR Invasive Aquatic Species

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DCR Invasive Aquatic Plant Key

FARMING & AGRICULTURE BMPs

NE Wildflower Society Invasive Plant Info

Buffers for Agriculture

Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species

Small Farm Guide

Mass DAR Prohibited Plant List

Buffers for Horses

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INVASIVE CONTROL & DISPOSAL

IMPORTANCE OF BUFFERS

Control & Disposal of Invasive plants

Landscaping at the Water's Edge

Disposal of Invasive Plants

Buffer Zone Restoration Guidelines

Herbicide Guidelines - Nature Conservancy

Backyard Buffers

Safe Use of Herbicides