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Links - Homeowner Conservation

1. Evergreen Foundation: www.evergreen.ca
   • Native plants, naturalization, preservation of biodiversity, expanding native habitats
   • An excellent guide for the education and support of homeowners, teachers and communities; How-to guides, links to other resources, native plant database
   • Lots of resources available; provides a variety of lesson plans for teachers related to natural habitats
   Highlights:
   • Home naturalization: www.evergreen.ca/en/hg/hg-started2.pdf
   • Gardening tips: www.evergreen.ca/en/hg/hg-tips/l
   • Naturalising common spaces: www.evergreen.ca/en/cg/cg-about/l
   • Teacher’s Corner: www.evergreen.ca/en/lg/lg-teach/l
   • Native Plant Database: www.evergreen.ca/nativeplants/
   Recommended by Elizabeth Hood

 

2. Canadian Wildlife Federation: Wild About Gardening: www.wildaboutgardening.org
   • Native habitats, native plants, wildlife conservation
   • An excellent guide to wildlife gardening- attractive, useful, full of good ideas; informative, how-to guides, plant lists and suppliers
   Highlights:
   • Getting started: www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/get_started/section1/index/
   • Attracting wildlife: www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/attracting/index/
   • Using native plants: /www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/growing/section1/index/
   • Creating favourable habitats: www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/dig_dwell_den/index/
   Recommended by Elizabeth Hood

 

3. Organic Gardening

   Green Thumb Garden Goodies: www.greenthumbgoodies.com
   • This is a great site for comprehensive information for the new organic gardener: provides How-to’s for a variety of basic organic gardening techniques
   • A list of seed and plant sources as well as newsy articles and free project plans are also available on the site
   • There are quite a few advertisements, but is still simple to find the information desired
   Highlights:
   • Disease and Pest Control 101: greenthumbgoodies.com/Pest%20Control/natural_pest_control/
   • Composting 101: reenthumbgoodies.com/Composting/composting_101/
   • Mulching 101: greenthumbgoodies.com/Mulch/mulching_101/
   • Lawn Care 101: greenthumbgoodies.com/Lawns/lawns101/
   • Veggie Gardening 101: greenthumbgoodies.com/Vegetables/growing_vegetables_101/
   Recommended by Elizabeth Hood

Also See

Go For Green- Gardening for Life: www.goforgreen.ca/gardening
• Great site with a large list of fact sheets for a variety of organic gardening issues
Organic Gardening Magazine: www.organicgardening.com
Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA): www.torontoenvironment.org
Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO), Fact sheet: http://www.rco.on.ca/factsheet