Websites
Wild About Flowers Native Plant Nursery
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Naapi's Garden: A guide to culturally important Blackfoot plants
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Consumer Notice - Alternatives to Round Up
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City of Calgary YardSmart Program
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Canadian Wildlife Federation - Connecting with Nature
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Books
Native Plants for the Short Season Yard by Lyndon Penner
Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants. by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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The Bird Friendly City by Timothy Beatley
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Half-earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life by E.O. Wilson
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Bugs of Alberta by John Acorn
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Garden Bugs of Alberta by Ken Fry, Doug Macaulay and Don Williamson
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Victory Gardens for Bees by Lori Weidenhammer
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Old Man's Garden: The History and Lore of Southern Alberta Wildflowers by Annora Brown
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Articles
Why Native Plants Matter. National Audubon Society
Insect declines and why they matter. Birds on the Edge.
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Rosenberg, K., Dokter, A., Blancher, P., Sauer, J., Smith, A., Smith, P., Stanton, J., Panjabi, A., Helft, L., Parr, M. & Marra, P. (2019). Decline of the North American avifauna. Science 366(6461), 120-124.
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Sanchez-Bayo, F. & Wyckhuys, K. (2019). Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: a review of its drivers. Biological Conservation 232, 8-27.
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