CROWN  Suggested Environmental Resource Links
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                       Listen to our interview on WFAE FM about Certifying                                             Charlotte as a "Wildlife Friendly Community".

 
                            The North Carolina Wildlife Federation

    National Wildlife Federation - Community Wildlife Habitats
 


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​   The Butterfly Highway



                          National Wildlife Federation's  School Yard Habitats


 


​The Nature Notebook with Ranger Rick


​Habitat Stewards in North Carolina,
​certified by the National Wildlife Federation


       
​      The Habitat Network

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             Grow Wise. Bee Smart



​Great Native Bee Fact Sheets
 


                Eco- Schools



                          NC State University Horticulture - Going Native! 
     
       The Tenth Circle - Gardening for Beginners

The Campus Wild - US Higher Education with
​wildlife friendly landscapes


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​North Carolina Urban Forest Council

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​Field Guide to the Southern Piedmont

​      Landscape for Life
 


                      
​                          American Beauties Native Plants

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​Invasive Plants of the United States



    Mecklenburg County Livable Communities Plan

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    Mecklenburg County Waste Reduction & Recycle               



            Mecklenburg County's State of the Environment Report


                  Power2Charlotte





          Mecklenburg County Land Use and Environmental Services
    

 Meck Flora - Your guide to the Flora in Mecklenburg County

       The North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension
                            Also featured: Wildlife gardening 
     
​         Tarheel Gardening


                                            Green Growth Toolbox
                         North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission


                                       
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       The North Carolina Native Plant Society
 



           The North Carolina Office of Environmental Education

 



UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens



       
​       The North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan




           Reversing America's Wildlife Crisis

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         Urban Wildlife - US Forest Service



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​The American Forest History Society



       
​    Acorn Naturalists - Youth Resources for the trail & classroom  


                       Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach
                                  and Service Programs


         Ecosystem Gardening -  for wildlife
 

                     The Union of Concerned Scientists - get the facts!

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IPBES - Science and Policy for people and nature


     
​   The Xerces Society Pollinator Guide


​Children and Nature Network

 
                          Green America's National Green Pages
                                                                                              The USDA Plant Database
                        


​Healing the Earth one yard at a time.

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  Native Plant Podcasts



​    Carolina Native Nursery - Wholesale/Retail


           Twig Stories

         ​Nature Publishing Group


​      Growing a Greener World

​                  Quiet Hut
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Environmental Clearinghouse - Resources

Think Global Green - current views of global issues and news

​LearnHowToBecome.org's resource inspiring professionals to use their skills in green careers
  

​ Going Green on Campus - Students and colleges   working on climate change


          
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​​           Community Connection - Nature Explore Program



​               Etsy - nature inspired gifts


​How you can personally reduce climate change


​        Environmentally friendly home resource from the UK


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Become a Conservation Hero


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​AskNature - Innovation from the natural world
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