Resources for Landowners and Homeowners Interested in Pollinator Habitat
Resources for Landowners and Homeowners Interested in Pollinator Habitat thompsbb
You may encounter residents who want to learn about planting pollinator habitat on their property. The following resources may be of interest to them.
Planning, Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining
- Mowing to Monarchs Program | Dubuque County Conservation
- NRCS USDA Pollinator Gardens | United States Department of Agriculture
- Creating Your Own Native Garden: A Guide To Creating Beautiful Home Landscapes | Wild Ones
Sourcing Materials
- Seed and Service Providers List and Live Plant Materials List | Tallgrass Prairie Center
- Search for local native plant sales put on by conservation groups. For example, Hartman Nature Reserve’s annual native plant sale in Black Hawk County and Golden Hills RC&D’s annual native plant sale in Pottawattamie County.
Funding
- Connect with your local Trees Forever Field Coordinator
- List of funding sources | Blank Park Zoo’s Plant.Grow.Fly conservation initiative
Books
- Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design, By Benjamin Vogt
- Planting in a Post-Wild World, By Claudia West and Thomas Rainer
- The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants, by Hilary Cox and Neil Diboll