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Applied Ecological Services

A broad-based ecological consulting, contracting, and restoration firm providing services to foundations, governmental units, corporations, and commercial/residential developers nationwide. Staff consultants, consisting of a multidisciplinary team of botanists, wildlife biologists, wetland scientists, prairie and ecosystem restoration specialists and scientists, manage approximately 100 projects per year.

Art & Linda's Wild Flowers

A private landscaping company specializing in natural habitats.

Big Green Thumb

Online gardening directory and nursery site offering links to plant sales, plant information and directory of garden and gardening websites.

Brookfield Zoo

Find out how the Brookfield Zoo used rain gardens to solve their flooding problems, and link to other rain garden sites.

Chicago Wilderness

Click the link to access a page on landscaping with native plants.

EarthWild Gardens

EarthWild Gardens is a small business in Lake County that sells native plants and advises people how to install rain gardens.

Environmental Protection Agency

This is a paper on storm water management in the city of Chicago from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Fermilab Prairie Plants Database

This web page has an interactive database of Fermilab's prairie plants. It includes pictures, descriptions, and care instructions for Illinois prairie plants.

Illinois Conservation Foundation

The role of the Illinois Conservation Foundation and its partners is to preserve and enhance our precious natural resources by supporting and fostering ecological, educational, and recreational programs for the benefit of all people now and for generations to come.

Illinois Landscape Contractors Association

ILCA's is an organization whose goal is to enhance the professionalism and capabilities of members by providing leadership, education and valued services while promoting environmental awareness within the landscape industry.

Rain Garden Network

A private company providing information on and assistance in building rain gardens.

Tallgrass Restoration

Tallgrass Restoration offers a wide range of environmental restoration services. Experienced and dedicated staff members can help design and install an effective rain garden adapted to each site's unique characteristics.

University of Illinois Extension

This site has information on natural resources and the environment, horticulture and home gardens, nutrition and health and more.

Wild Ones

A private landscaping company specializing in natural habitats.