RESOURCES & LINKS
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Great list of local native plant nurseries from Georgia Native Plant Society.
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Recommended Native Plant Species List with plants native to our eco-region from Pollinator.org (.pdf). Great guide, but may take a few seconds to load.
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Beecatur Native Bee ID card (.pdf).
LINKS
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Bee City USA fosters ongoing dialogue in urban areas to raise awareness of the role pollinators play in our communities and what each of us can do to provide them with healthy habitat.
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The goal of the Greater Atlanta Pollinator Partnership (GAPP) is to create and restore viable pollinator habitats around Atlanta for butterflies, bees, moths, bats, hummingbirds, and other beneficial insects and animals.
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The Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia has been serving environmental educators throughout Georgia since 1992. EEA supports environmental educators throughout Georgia to achieve our vision of a statewide culture of environmental literacy and stewardship.
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Monarchs Across Georgia (MAG) is a committee of the Environmental Education Alliance. MAG works together with teachers, students, families, communities, businesses and others to study monarchs and restore butterfly habitat across the state. Its mission is to inspire caretakers of the natural environment through monarch and pollinator education.
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The Xerces Society works with federal agencies to incorporate the needs of pollinators and other invertebrates into national conservation programs.
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Want to learn about native plants for Georgia and how they benefit wildlife? Check out the blog Using Georgia Native Plants.
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Native Plants 101 – You’ve probably heard about native plants, but what are they? Where do they grow? What’s the hoopla about supporting wildlife like bees and butterflies, and following a low-maintenance schedule?
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ALL ABOUT BEES: Collection of Melittology Resources
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Friends of the Earth's Bee identification guide
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Bee Basics An Introduction to Our Native Bees: A FREE 48-page PDF book about native bees from the US Department of Agriculture, the US Forest Service & Pollinator Partnership.
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Bumble Bees of the Eastern United States: FREE 104-page PDF book about native bees from the US Department of Agriculture, the US Forest Service, and Pollinator Partnership.
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Attracting Pollinators To Your Garden - US Fish & Wildlife PDF publication about pollinators, pollination and what you can do to support and encourage these beneficial creatures
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US Fish & Wildlife Service list of native plants for your backyard (Southeast) .pdf
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National Wildlife Federation's pamphlet on regionally appropriate plants beneficial to monarchs (.pdf).
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Bees, Hornets and Wasps of the World - a great visual guide to the many different types of bees out there – including which ones are important to our ecosystems, which ones are endangered, which ones make honey, and which ones should steer clear of if you ever see them on a hike!
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A Homeowner's Guide to Bee Identification – Bee, wasp or something else? This Angie's List homeowner's guide can help with an answer!
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Wild Bee ID pulls together a variety of bee and plant guides with photos to help you identify native bees in your backyard. Their philosophy is that by working together, we can blanket our residential landscapes with a BEE-UTIFUL patchwork quilt of wild bee gardens!