Miscellaneous Links
This is a roundup of all the great but not easily categorized native resources we've come across over the years. Don't pass it up!
Applied Ecological Services
http://www.appliedeco.com
Applied Ecological Services (AES) is a broad-based ecological consulting, contracting,
and restoration firm providing services to foundations, governmental units,
corporations, and commercial/ residential developers nationwide. The company
consists of a multidisciplinary team of botanists, wildlife biologists, wetland
scientists, prairie and ecosystem restoration specialists and scientists.
Their website is filled with valuable information on native plants and restoration
issues.
Monarch Watch
http://www.monarchwatch.org/milkweed/
As you might expect, this site is filled with good information about milkweeds.
Plants of Merit
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/merit/index.shtml
Great plants selected by the Kemper Center for Home Gardening staff at Missouri
Botanical Garden. The Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis promotes plant
selections that are underutilized in the home landscape through the Plants
of Merit program. Several excellent, landscape-worthy native plants are included
in this program.