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Plants and Trees

An Ounce of Prevention: How To Stop Invasive Insects and Diseases From Devastating U.S. Forests, Environment Canada, Canadian  Wildlife Service, 2005 (4.79 MB)

Aquatic Plants: Their Identification and Mangement, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), 2001  (25.05 MB)

Attitudes of Residents In The Greater Chicago Region Toward
Prescribed Burns and Ecological Restoration, Human Dimensions Research Program, Illinois Natural History Survey,  2002  (312 KB)

Backyard Conservation: Bringing Conservation From the Country-side to Your Backyard, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, February 1998  (1.89 MB)

Biology and Control of Aquatic Plants: A Best Management Practices Handbook, Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation, 2009 (6.33 MB)

Calumet Landscape Design Guidlines, Chicago Department Of Planning and Development (CDPD), February 2004  (1.15 MB)

Chicago's Urban Forest Ecosystem: Results of the Chicago Urban  Forest Climate Project, USDA Forest Service Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Report NE-186, 1994   (6.33 MB)

Creating Community-Forestry Partnerships: A Participatory Approach, Department of Forestry, Michigan State University - East Lansing,

1995  (12.01 MB)

Designing Hardwood Tree Plantings for Wildlife, USDA Forest Service North Central Research Station, September 2003 (258 KB)

Effect of Forest Structure on Amphibian Abundance and Diversity in the Chicago Region, Victoria A. Nuzzo, Kenneth S. Mierzwa, Citizens for Conservation, USEPA, March 2000 (83 KB)

Effects of Fire On Threatened and Endangered Plants: An Annoteted Bibliography, US Department of the Interior, December 1998 (2.96 MB)

Energy-Saving Potential of Trees in Chicago, E. Gregory McPherson, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service, 1994 (1.70 MB)

Evaluating The Public’s Perception Of Urban Trees: The Case Of The Greendale and Burncoat Neighborhoods Of Worcester, Massachusetts Value Trees, Jeffrey Robinson, Kyle Diaz, Jeffrey Li, Gretchen Folk,

Worchester Polytechnic Institute, December 2009  (1.89 MB)

Fire As a Tool For Controlling Nonnative Invasive Plants, Peter Rice, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, 2005 (337 KB)

Fire Monitoring Handbook, National Park Service, U.S. Department

of the Interior, 2003  (3.64 MB)

Forest Preserve and Conservation Districts in Northeastern Illinois: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century, Openlands, 2006  (1.7 MB)

Forest Preserve District of Cook County: Study & Recommendations - Phase One, Friends of the Forest Preserves, Friends of the Parks,
March 2002 (1.7 MB)

Forest Preserve District of Cook County: Study & Recommendations - Phase Two, Friends of the Forest Preserves, Friends of the Parks,
October 2002  (488 KB)

Forest Stewardship: Backyard Trees, Pennsylvania Forest Steward- ship Program, Pennsylvania State University, 2008  (768 KB)

Going Native: A Prairies Restoration Handbook For Minnesota Landowners, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR),

2005  (1.43 MB)

Growing Power?: Social Benefits From Urban Greening Projects, Lynne M. Westphal, 1999  (717 KB)

Hidden In Plain Sight: The Role of Plants in State Wildlife Action Plans, Stein, B.A., Gravuer, K, NatureServe, March 2008  (1.37 MB) 

Illinois Direct Seeding Handbook: A Reforestation Guide , Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) Forestry Committee, May 2003   (1.93 MB) 

Illinois Trees: An Identification Guide and Activity Book, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)  (7.54 MB) 

Illinois Urban and Community Tree Programs: An Update Of The Protection, Care, and Management Of Our Urban Forests, Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR), 2010  (5.99 MB) 

Lakeside Daisy Recovery Plan, Forest Preserve District of Will County, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1990 (8.17 MB)

Landowner's Guide To Woodland Wildlife Management, University

of Wisconsin - Madison, 2005 (1.01 MB)

Landscape Plants for Wildlife, University of Nebraska, 2005 (704 KB)

Landscaping With Native Plants, Wild Ones, 2004  (303 KB)

Native Plant Guide for Streams and Stormwater Facilities in NE IL, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2004  (2.62 MB)

Natural Yard Care: Five Steps To Make Your Piece Of The Planet A Healthier Place To Live, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, Seattle Public Utilities, Saving Water Partnership, 2008  (698 KB)

El Cuidado Natural del Jardín (Spanish Version), 2007  (1.30 MB)

Phytoremediation Along the Indiana Harbor Canal, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), 2005  (2.81 MB)

Planting and After Care of Community Trees, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Research and Cooperative

Extension, 2008  (902 KB)

Planting Trees In Your Community Forest, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Research and, Cooperative

Extension, 2006  (4.84 MB)

Plastic Lumber In Landscaping Applications, John Stutz, Sara

Donahue, Erica Mintzer, and Amy Cotter, Tellus Institute Resource

and Environmental Strategies, May 2003  (64.KB)

Power Planting: A Guide To Help You Choose The Right Tree In The Right Place, University of Wisconsin Extension,  (885 KB)

Pruning Ornamental Plants, Pennsylvania State University,

Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences, 2004  (894 KB)

Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual For Homeowners, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2003  (3.06 MB)

Restoring Soil Health To Urbanized Lands: The Crucial Link Between Waste Prevention, Land Use, Construction, Stormwater Management and Salmon Habitat Restoration, David Kunz and Dennis Juuries, Oregon Department of Environ-mental Quality, July 2001  (1.42 MB)

Sourcebook On Natural Landscaping For Local Officials, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC), 2004  (1.45 MB)

Temporal Instability in Chicago’s Upland Old Growth Forest, Chicago Wilderness Journal, July 2005  (340 KB)

Tree Owner's Manual For The Northeastern and Midwestern United States, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2008  (5.24 MB)

Urban Watershed Forestry Manual Part 1: Methods for Increasing Forest Cover in a Watershed, US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, NA-TP-04-05, July 2005  (3.43 MB)

Urban Watershed Forestry Manual Part 2: Conserving and Planting
Trees at Development Sites, US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, June 2005  (33.3 MB)

Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools & Techniques for Use in Natural Areas, The Nature Conservancy, April 2001  (1.22 MB)

Wetland Flora of the Grand Calumet River in Northwest Indiana: Potential Impacts of Sediment Removal and Recommendations for Restoration, Young D. Choi, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University Calumet, 2000  (7.67 MB)

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