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Learn at your own pace with an online interactive learning module. Includes quick knowledge check questions.
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Presented by Ginny Rosenkranz, Principal Agent Associate, Commercial Horticulture.
Additional Resources
Textbooks
Apfelbaum, S. I., & Haney, A. (2010). Restoring ecological health to your land. Island Press.
Beck, T. (2013). Principles of ecological landscape design. Island Press.
Burns, D. (Ed.). (2011). Attracting native pollinators. The Xerces Society.
Carroll, S., & Salt, S. (2004). Ecology for Gardeners. Timber Press.
Newman, P., & Jennings, I. (2008). Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems. Island Press.
Perlman, D. L., & Milder, J. C. (2004). Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers and Citizens. Island Press.
Reed, S. (2010). Energy-wise Landscape Design. New Society Publishers.
Sauer, L. J. (1998). The Once and Future Forest. Island Press.
Tallamy, D. W. (2007). Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants. Timber Press.
Wessels, T. (2010). Forest Forensics. The Countryman Press.
Websites
EPA Surf Your Watershed. Find information about your specific watershed. https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/surf-your-watershed
EPA Climate Change. Useful background information on climate change. https://www.epa.gov/climate-change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). United Nations program on climate change. https://www.ipcc.ch/
Loveland, T.R. & Acevedo, W. (2016). Land Cover Change in the Eastern United States. USGS. https://www.usgs.gov/centers/western-geographic-science-center/science/land-cover-trends
NatureServe Explorer. Information on plant and animal species distributions. https://explorer.natureserve.org/
Society for Ecological Restoration International Primer on Ecological Restoration. Basics of how to plan and implement an ecological restoration project. https://www.ser.org/page/SERStandards
Xerces Society. https://www.xerces.org/
Journal Articles
Ontl, T. A., & Schulte, L. A. (2012). Soil Carbon Storage. Nature Education Knowledge 3 (10), 35. Soil Carbon Storage Article from Journal of Nature. https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/soil-carbon-storage-84223790/
Ryan, M. G. et al. (2010). A Synthesis of the Science on Forests and Carbon for U.S. Forests. Article from the Issues in Ecology Journal. https://www.esa.org/esa/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/issue13.pdf
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