Our friends at the New Hope Bird Alliance have helped us develop this list of books, videos, and articles about creating bird-friendly gardens. Stay tuned for more!
Books
Lawns into Meadows: Growing a Regenerative Landscape
Owen Wormser
From Wasteland to Wonder: Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth In the Sub/Urban Landscape
Basil Camu
Free eBook through Leaf & Limb
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden
Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy
Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
Doug Tallamy
Bringing Nature Home: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
Doug Tallamy
Native Plants of the Southeast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 460 Species for the Garden
Larry Mellichamp
Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge, and Everything in Between
Helen Kraus & Anne Spafford
Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast
Laura Cotterman, Damon Waitt, Alan Weakley
Videos
Web Resources
Stop Birds Hitting Windows
American Bird Conservancy
Bird-Friendly Habitats
New Hope Bird Alliance
Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants
NC State University Extension
Search for bird-friendly plants by zip code
Audubon NC
Native Plants Finder
National Wildlife Federation
Establishing Pollinator Meadows from Seed
Xerces Society
Pollinator Conservation
Xerces Society
Moving Beyond Flowers: Natural Nesting Habitat for Bees and other Insects
Xerces Society
Chatham Mills “Pollinator Paradise” Garden
Debbie Roos, NC State Extension
Recommended Native Species
North Carolina Native Plant Society
Landscape Design Principles for Residential Gardens
Garden Design
News Articles
Ditching Grass Could Help Your Backyard Thrive
Washington Post
Why You Should Plant Oaks
New York Times
Why Lawn Chemicals Really Are Harmful to Birds
BirdWatching Daily
Cookie-Cutter Suburbs Could Help Spread Sustainable Yards
Scientific American
Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health
Yale Environment 360
Leave the Leaves to Benefit Wildlife
Xerces Society Blog
Why is Biodiversity Important? Who Cares?
Global Issues
Academic Journal Articles
Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species
Desiree L. Narango, Douglas W. Tallamy, Kimberley J. Shropshire
Integrating the aesthetic value of landscapes and biological diversity
Anne-Sophie Tribot, Julie Deter and Nicolas Mouquet
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