Resources and Information
INFORMATION and GUIDANCE
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      Why Is Biodiversity So Important? TED- Ed Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQyq_fsurI Center for Biological Diversity: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org Best Blogs and Websites on Biodiversity: https://feedly.com/i/top/biodiversity-blogs Nature Action – Ecosystems and Biodiversity: https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/ecosystems-and-biodiversity Nature Serve: The Biodiversity Group: 
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      How much CO2 was in the atmosphere the year you were born? Rainforest Alliance: Practical Action: https://practicalaction.org/climate-crisis/ United Nations Lifestyle Calculator: https://www.lifestylecalculator.com/unfccc Count Us In: Ecotricity: 
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      Atlanta Botanical Garden: Environment Sandy Springs: www.environment-sandysprings.org Birds Georgia Sandy Springs Conservancy: https://www.sandyspringsconservancy.org The Nature Conservancy Georgia: Trees Atlanta: 
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      Georgia Grasslands Initiative: https://georgiagrasslandsinitiative.org Grassland Restoration for Wildlife, Communities | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: https://www.fws.gov/story/2022-11/monitoring-grassland-restoration-wildlife-communities The Importance of Powerline Right of Ways to Wildlife: https://issuu.com/statebotanicalgardenga/docs/emma_b_dickinson_senior_project_uga_ecology_2020 Southeastern Grasslands Institute National Park Service – Regrowing Southeastern Grasslands https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/re-growing-southeastern-grasslands.htm Yale Environment 360 – Forgotten Landscape: Bringing Back the Rich Grasslands of the Southeast: 
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      Georgia Native Plant Society: Georgia Native Plant Initiative: http://botgarden.uga.edu/conservation-science/georgia-native-plant-initiative/ Native Plant Nursery List: Landscape Designers that Incorporate Native Plants: Green Gardens Education and Designs Trecia Neal, Owner Atlanta, Georgia Southern Trillium LLC Lyle Collins, Owner Stone Mountain, Georgia Backyard Wildlife Habitats www.backyardwildlifehabitatsga.com Brian Romm, Owner backyardwildlifehabitats@gmail.com Athens and Atlanta Metro Leah Pine, Landscape Architect Atlanta, Georgia Beautyberry Gardens http://www.beautyberrygardens.com Georgia Hill, Owner and Designer ReforestATL Michael Cowan 
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      Georgia Pollinator Plants of the Year Program - UGA State Botanical Garden: https://botgarden.uga.edu/conservation-science/pollinator-plant-program/ Pollinator Plant Suggestions for Georgia: https://ugaurbanag.com/pollinator-plant-list/ Pollinator Plants for Georgia: https://www.gardenia.net/guide/great-pollinator-plants-for-georgia North American Butterfly Association: The Bee Conservancy: Georgia Beekeepers Association: 
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      Pollution Prevention | US EPA: https://www.epa.gov/trinationalanalysis/pollution-prevention Ambient (outdoor) air pollution: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health 6 Ways to Prevent Water Pollution: https://raleighnc.gov/stormwater/6-ways-prevent-water-pollution Science Moms: Blueprint for Better: Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation: ConsumerNotice.org: 
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      Sustainability and Resilience - National League of Cities: https://www.nlc.org/initiative/sustainability-and-resilience/ Sustainability & Resilience, City of Madison, Wisconsin: https://www.cityofmadison.com/sustainability Sustainability and Climate Resiliency: https://www.ecopreserve.net/sustainability-and-climate-resilience/ Environmental Resilience Tools Wizard | US EPA: https://www.epa.gov/emergency-response-research/environmental-resilience-tools-wizard Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience: 
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      The Nature Conservancy: Arbor Day Foundation: One Tree Planted: Tree Nation: We Forest: Making Earth Cooler Trees Atlanta: 
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      What Is a Wildlife Corridor? https://environment.co/what-is-a-wildlife-corridor/ Wildlife Corridor Ecology and Planning: https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/ex/sustainablecitiescollective/corridor-ecology-and-planning/18365/ Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity: https://defenders.org/wildlife-corridors-and-habitat-connectivity Connecting Wildlife Habitats: https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Habitats/Wildlife-Corridors DNR Wildlife Corridors: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/files/HMFSCorridors.pdf Wildlife Corridors | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: 
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      Native Grasslands & Wildlife Corridors (2023): www.environment-sandysprings.org Tree Canopy Restoration (2023): www.environment-sandysprings.org Old Riverside - Biodiversity Hot Spot (2024): www.environment-sandysprings.org Marsh Creek Nature Preserve (2024): www.environment-sandysprings.org Wildlife in Small Places (WISP) (2024): www.environment-sandysprings.org Pollinator Restoration (2024): 

