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General References

• LEED Certification, US Green Industry Council - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) - http://www.usgbc.org/  
• Delaware Valley Green Buildings Council - http://www.dvgbc.org/  
• Sustainable Sites Initiative (SSI) - http://www.sustainablesites.org/  
• Sustainable Sites Initiative Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009 - www.sustainablesites.org
• Octoraro Native Plant Nursery - see "Related Links" from the homepage for many additional websites  www.octoraro.com  
• North Creek Nurseries -  see "Resources" - from the homepage for many additional websites - http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/  
• Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association download PLNA's "White Paper on Green Infrastructure" - http://www.plna.com/  
• PLANET, Green Industry ECOnomics, Crystal Ball Report #29 - www.landcarenetwork.org  

Conferences (Annual and upcoming in 2010) 

• See links from Octoraro website "Related Links" page for many annual conferences, good starting place www.octoraro.com  
• PA Stormwater Management Symposium - Villanova, PA - http://www.villanova.edu/VUSP  
• Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council (CCLC) http://www.chesapeakelandscape.org/  
• Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference - http://ei.lehigh.edu/lvwc/index.html  
• SER (Society for Ecological Restoration) Mid-Atlantic Chapter Annual Conference - Friday, February 19, 2010, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ - https://www.ser.org/midatl/pdf/Registration_Form.pdf  
• Schuylkill Watershed Congress - March 6, 2010 - http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/  

Design/Consultant References

• Society for Ecological Restoration - http://www.ser.org/  
• No Child Left Inside - http://www.learningbytheyard.com/  
• Sustainable Sites Initiative (SSI) - http://www.sustainablesites.org/  
• Meadow establishment & Maintenance - see North Creek Nurseries "Resources" page

Education / Kids

• PA Envirothon - http://www.envirothonpa.org/ - see also your local County Conservation District Office (refer below)
• PA Center for Environmental Education - http://www.pcee.org/  
• No Child Left Inside - http://www.learningbytheyard.com/  
• Stroud Water Research Center - http://www.stroudcenter.org/  

Government References 

• PA Assoc. of Conservation Districts - http://pacd.org/  
• USDA / Natural Resources Conservation Services ¡V http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs  
• USDA Farm Services Agency (FSA) - http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=copr&topic=landing  
• NRCS Conservation Technical Field Specifications -http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/efotg/  
• PA DEP ¡V Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual ¡V http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/watershedmgmt/  
• London Grove Township, PA ¡V ¡§Green Corner¡¨ - http://www.london-grove.pa.us/  

Green Roof References

• "Green Roof Plants - A Resource and Planting Guide" -  Ed Snodgrass; available from Timber Press - http://www.timberpress.com/books/  
• Green Roofs Association - http://www.greenroofs.org/  
• Green Grid Roofing Systems - http://www.greengridroofs.com/  
• Live Roof - http://www.liveroof.com/  
• PSU Green Roof Research - http://horticulture.psu.edu/cms/greenroofcenter/  

Growers/Greenhouse/Garden Center References

• See Government links above for conservation programs for your nursery/farm
• See Native Plants Journal below
• Hurst Biomass Boilers - http://www.hurstboiler.com/biomass_boiler_systems/  
• Native Plant Societies - Google or Octoraro Related Links page  
• Bayscapes program - http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/bayscapes.htm  
• National Wildlife Federation - Garden for Wildlife - http://www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife/  
• American Beauty Native Plants - see Steve Castorani @ North Creek Nurseries - http://www.abnativeplants.com/  
• "Plants for Livable Delaware" - http://ag.udel.edu/EXTENSION/horticulture/pdf/PLD.pdf  

Highway/Infrastructure References

• Federal Highways (FHWA) - Roadside use of native plants manual http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/handbook.htm  
• Enhancing Delaware Highways ¡V Roadside Vegetation & Management http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/edh/index.shtml  
• Maryland Reforestation Law - http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/newreforest.asp  

Landscape Contractor References

• Wild Ones - http://www.for-wild.org/  
• Ecological Landscape Contractors Assoc. - http://www.ecolandscaping.org/  
• See above PA Stormwater Management Symposium
• Bayscapes program ¡V http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/bayscapes.htm  
• Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council (CCLC) - http://www.chesapeakelandscape.org/  
• Mid-Atlantic Ecological Landscapes Partnership - http://www.maescapes.org/ 

Non-Profit Organizations

• Watershed Organizations - PA Organization of Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) - http://pawatersheds.org/  
• See links from Octoraro website "Related Links" page

Plant Resources

• Native Plants Journal and Annual Resource Guide - http://nativeplants.for.uidaho.edu/  
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden Handbooks - http://www.bbg.org/gar2/handbooks/  

Rain Gardens / Bioswales / Stormwater

• "The Rain Garden Planner" Terry Wallace available thru Schiffer Books http://www.schifferbooks.com/newschiffer/book_template.php?isbn=9780764331169  
• New Jersey Rain Garden Reference Guide - http://www.npsnj.org/rain_garden_home.htm  
• Rain Gardens Templates - http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/raingarden_design/index.htm  

Riparian Buffers 

• Stroud Water Research Center - http://www.stroudcenter.org/  
• Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) - http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=lown&topic=cep  
• See TreeVitalize (above) 
• Wye Research & Education fact sheets - http://www.riparianbuffers.umd.edu/  
• Riparian Buffer Model Ordinances -http://www.epa.gov/nps/ordinance/buffers.htm  

Sustainable Business Community/Programs

• Sustainable Business Network - Philadelphia - http://www.sbnphiladelphia.org/
• Sustainable Philadelphia - http://www.sustainablephiladelphia.com/  
• The Natural Step - http://www.naturalstep.org/  
• Sustainable Landscapes - University of Delaware - http://ag.udel.edu/udbg/sl/  
• Low Impact Development - http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org /

Urban Greening/Air Quality Programs

• Delaware Center for Horticulture - http://www.dehort.org/  
• TreeVitalize - http://www.treevitalize.net/  
• PA Horticultural Society - Philadelphia Green http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org/phlgreen/index.html  
• Tree-Mendous MD - http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/treemendous/  
• Carbon Offsets - http://carbonfund.org  

Notes: 
Information provided above is for reference only and is not an endorsement of any product or company
The more you search, the more you will find on these subjects. this just scratches the surface
Thanks to Jim MacKenzie at Octoraro Native Plant Nursery for pulling these resources together