Cool Videos, Blogs and Podcasts

Native Keystone Plants for Wildlife – Doug Tallamy – YouTube a must see by everyone

Gardening with Michigan Native Plants and Natural Mulches – YouTube (Diane Gregory is a North Oakland Wild Ones member, this presentation is a glimpse of what natives thrive locally in an urban landscape) We should all strive to garden “One-handed”! Watch this great presentation to find out the meaning.

Native Plant Gardening for Butterflies & Pollinators – Rochester Pollinators YouTube

Insectary Plants and Beneficial Insects with Doug Landis – YouTube

Landscaping with Native Plants to Support Nature – YouTube by Drew Lathin

Butterflies in your Backyard – YouTube by Mary Ellen VanSlembrouck

Native Spring Ephemerals – YouTube by Amy Mawby from Jenkins Arboretum in Philadelphia

Blogs:

Blog of activities of nature in Oakland Township Parks

Blog by local expert: Welcome to the Michigan Nature Guy!

Humane Gardener – Cultivating compassion for all creatures great and small : Nancy Lawson

Soft Landings – Heather Holm (pollinatorsnativeplants.com)

National Wild Ones Organization YouTube Wild Ones – YouTube:

(channel featuring video webinars from prestigious speakers of today)

Favorite Books

A Field Guide to the Natural Communities of Michigan, by MSU MNFI

Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies, by The Xerces Society

Beautifully Sustainable – Freeing Yourself to Enjoy Your Landscape, by Douglas Owens-Pike (Wild Ones Twin Cities Member)

Bees – An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide, by Heather Holm (Wild Ones Honorary Director and Wild Ones Prairie Edge Member)

Birdscaping in the Midwest: A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds, by Mariette Nowak

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Bringing Nature Home – How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, by Douglas Tallamy (Wild Ones Honorary Director)

Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change, by Larry Weaner and Thomas Christopher

Gardening with Native Grasses in Cold Climates, and a Guide to the Butterflies They Support, by Diane M. Narem and Mary Hockenberry Meyer (UMN e-book)

Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology, by Eric Grissell

The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden, by Rick Darke and Douglas Tallamy (Wild Ones Honorary Director)

Michigan Trees, Revised and Updated: A Guide to the Trees of the Great Lakes Region; by Burton V. Barnes

Native Plants of the Midwest: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 500 Species for the Garden, by Alan Branhagan (UMN Arboretum Director of Operations)

Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard, by Douglas Tallamy (Wild Ones Honorary Director)

The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees, by Douglas Tallamy (Wild Ones Honorary Director)

Prairies and Savannas in Michigan: Rediscovering Our Natural Heritage, by MSU MNFI

Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes, by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West

The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening, by Kim Eierman

Pollinators of Native Plants – Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants, by Heather Holm (Wild Ones Honorary Director and Wild Ones Prairie Edge Member)

Wasps: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants, by Heather Holm (Wild Ones Honorary Director and Wild Ones Prairie Edge Member)

Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie, The Upper Midwest, by Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roosa

Disclaimer: (links for informational purposes, not an endorsement of site/store or purchase)

North Oakland Wild Ones is a chapter of Wild Ones, a non-profit, tax exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code section 501(C) (3.) As such, North Oakland does not endorse or promote any business entity which produces or markets native plants or seeds, or which provides landscape design or installation services. The list of local vendors is provided for informational purposes only, and North Oakland Wild Ones disclaims any and all liability for the quality of planning, materials, or workmanship of businesses included in its list of books.