General Naturescaping Information

Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs:
Ecological Landscaping Tools
http://www.mass.gov/Eoeea/docs/eea/wrc/morethanjustyard.pdf

Ecological Landscaping Association
http://www.ecolandscaping.org/

NOFA Organic Landcare
http://www.organiclandcare.net/

Greenscapes Massachusetts
http://www.greenscapes.org/

US EPA
http://www.epa.gov/

US EPA Region 1: New England
http://www.epa.gov/region1/

USA EPA – Greenscaping for Homeowners
http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/rrr/greenscapes/owners.htm

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.mass.gov/dep/

Composting

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/reduce/composti.htm

Invasive Plants

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
http://nbii-nin.ciesin.columbia.edu/ipane/

Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group
http://www.massnrc.org/MIPAG/index.htm

Native Plants

New England Wildflower Society
www.newfs.org

American Beauties Native Plants
http://www.abnativeplants.com/

Organic Lawns

SafeLawns
http://www.safelawns.org/

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens of Western Michigan
www.raingardens.org

10,000 Rain Gardens
http://www.rainkc.com/

Stormwater Runoff
http://www.epa.gov/weatherchannel/stormwater.html

Watersheds
http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/

Know Your Watershed
http://www2.ctic.purdue.edu/KYW/Brochures/GroundSurface.html

Pollinators

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Pollinators
http://www.fws.gov/pollinators/

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
http://www.nappc.org/