Books
Books by Doug Tallamy
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The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
by Douglas W. Tallamy The best-selling author of Nature’s Best Hope reveals the ecological importance of the oak tree, discussing its month-by-month role in the planet’s seasonal cycles and home safety provisions for essential insects and animals. |
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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
by Douglas W. Tallamy The best-selling author of Bringing Nature Home outlines practical next-step approaches to conservation, instructing homeowners on how to turn yards into supportive wildlife habitats that do not require government regulation. |
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The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden
by Rick Darke and Douglas W. Tallamy Describes how home gardeners can help support sustainability and biodiversity through including in their garden plants that provide food for birds and bugs and serve as a pollination source for bees, including suggested plants for every climate and region. |
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Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
by Douglas W. Tallamy An introduction to sustainable, ecological gardening explains how to incorporate a variety of native plants into a backyard environment in order to create a healthy ecosystem that provides food and shelter for local wildlife of all kinds and includes helpful lists of garden-worthy native plants for every region of the United States. |
Recommended by Doug Tallamy
Book Lists
- Native plants, invasive species?! What do I do?
- Grown Native Massachusetts book list
- Native Plants for New England Gardens by Mark Richardson and Dan Jaffe
Online resources
- National Wildlife Federation Native Plant Finder – based on Dr. Doug Tallamy’s research
- Homegrown National Park
- Why You Should Plant Oaks – New York Times article
- Grow Native Massachusetts – an excellent source of information
- Native Plant Trust (formerly New England Wild Flower Society)
- Ecological Landscape Alliance
- Mass Audubon Invasive Plants information
- New England Native Plants Initiatives – University of Connecticut
- National Audubon Society Native Plants Database
- Mt. Cuba Center Native Plant Finder
- National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat information
- Pollinator Pathways
- Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation