North Penn High School

Native Plants & Ecosystems

Why are native species important?  How do native plants support the food web and the local ecosystem?  What plants, pollinators, invertebrates, and birds are native to our region?  What can we do to support native species and the ecosystem services that they provide?
 

Resources (not yet categorized)

• Homegrown National Park
  • Homegrown National Park on YouTube
    • What's the Rush? The Solution to the Biodiversity Crisis (48:55)
  • Keystone Plant Guides:
    • Region 8.3 Flowering Plants
    • Region 8.3 Trees & Shrubs
• BONAP - The Biota of North America Program
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Native Plants of North America
• National Wildlife Federation - Native Plant Habitats
  • Native Plant Finder (NWF)
  • Keystone Native Plants (NWF) - Eastern Temperate Forests – Ecoregion 8
• Invasive.org (invasive species info from UGA & USDA)
• Wild Ones - nonprofit natural landscaping education & advocacy
  • Wild Ones Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter
  • Wild Ones - sample native garden plan, Philadelphia region
• bplant.org - plant & ecoregion data
• EPA Ecoregions - US Environmental Protection Agency
• USDA - PLANTS Database
• What are "Soft Landings"? - Heather Holm
• Landscaping with Native Plants - PA DCNR
• Native Gardening - US Forest Service
• Penn State Extension:
  • Pennsylvania Native Plants for the Perennial Garden
  • Eco-Friendly Gardening
  • Landscaping for Wildlife
• PA Native Plant Society
• Native plants for 19446 - Audubon Soc.
• Pollinator Conservation Resources: Mid-Atlantic Region - Xerces.org
  • The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation - YouTube channel
• Local & Regional organizations
  • Mt. Cuba Center (Hockessin, DE)
  • Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve (New Hope, PA)
• Sources for Native Seeds & Plants
  • Roundstone Native Seed (online / mail)
  • Ernst Seeds  (online / mail)
  • Prairie Moon Nursery  (online / mail)
  • Allendan Seed Co.  (online / mail)
  • Good Host Plants Native Plant Nursery - Mt. Airy, Philadelphia
  • Redbud Native Plant Nursery - Media, PA
  • Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery - Orefield, PA
  • PA Native Plants (gardenia.net) - plant & supplier directory
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