Publications and Resources

RESOURCES

Publications from the Maryland Cooperative Extension...

Home and Garden Information Center's Free Online Publications
http://www.hgic.umd.edu/content/onlinepublications.cfm
The above home page has links to many useful documents put out by the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. These include important information on

Landscape Plant Insects: 26 Documents
Landscape Plant Diseases: 3 Documents
Landscape Plant Information and Problem Solving: 26 Documents
Pest Control: 28 Documents
Lawns: 34 Documents
Soil, Mulch and Composting: 12 Documents
Vegetable, Fruit and Herb Gardening: 17 Documents
Seasonal and Indoor Plants: 4 Documents
Chesapeake Bay Presevation and the Home Landscape: 17 Documents

Bay-Wise Landscape Management

http://www.baywise.umd.edu/

Integrated Pest Management Series: 15 Documents
Native Plants: 2 Documents
Weeds, Invasives and Pest Alerts: 8 Documents
Wildlife: 5 Documents

Forestry and Wildlife Publications and Videos
http://www.naturalresources.umd.edu/Publications.cfm

4-H Youth Development Publication Resource List
http://www.maryland4h.org/Projects%20Publications.cfm

Publications from external resources ...

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, Issued 1990
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html

National Arbor Day Foundation Hardiness Zone Map, Issued 2006
http://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm

Calvert County Dept. of Planning & Zoning, Calvert County Native Plants: Recommended Trees & Shrubs
http://www.co.cal.md.us/assets/Planning_Zoning/Environmental/NativePlantGuideOct.2007.pdf

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping: Chesapeake Bay Watershed
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake

Maryland Native Plant Society, Publications
http://www.mdflora.org/publications/publications.htm

National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic

Maryland Coastal Program, Online Educational Resources and Materials
http://shorelines.dnr.state.md.us/edu.asp

Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Publications
http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=exp_sub_resources_publications

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, How To Articles
http://www.wildflower.org/clearinghouse/articles.php

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Propagation Datasheets
http://www.wildflower.org/clearinghouse/propsheets.php

Maryland DNR, Forest Service, Maryland's Family Forests Facing Increasing Risks
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/download/MDFamilyForestFactsandChallenges0930051.pdf

Maryland DNR, Wildlife & Heritage Service, Wild Acres Program
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/wildacres.asp

National Wildlife Federation, Garden for Wildlife, Tip Sheets & Information
http://www.nwf.org/backyard/tipsheets.cfm

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Notes
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/notes/index_html

For more information, contact Kathleen Mickley

Last updated: 03/10/2009