Resources
We like to have this list available for you to do some digging and learn more about why native plants are so important for local ecosystems- and what plants to use. This is not a comprehensive list but is a good start for anyone looking to take the dive and transform their landscaping into habitat!
WEBINARS
A Presentation by Doug Tallamy
Growing Your Own Native Plants
ARTICLES
Why Garden with Native Wildflowers?
https://www.fs.fed.us/…/Native_Gardening/index.shtml
How Non-Native Plants Are Contributing to a Global Insect Decline
https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-non-native-plants-are-contributing-to-a-global-insect-decline
BONAP- Ensure Native Origin
To ensure a plant is Nebraska native, visit this webpage, select Nebraska from the right and scroll down to see a list of all the plant families native to Nebraska. You can browse your favorite plant families to see maps of where they are native in our state, or search for a specific variety. Green shading is good, no shading or blue shading is not.
ONLINE PLANT FINDERS!
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Native Plant Finder
https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/
Prairie Moon Nursery- search by condition, color, type, height and check the range map
PDF PLANT LISTS
Native Nebraska Woody Plants
https://plantnebraska.org/…/aadfb6c5-5fdb-4a54-9bb9…
Eastern Nebraska’s Flowers For Pollinators
https://plantnebraska.org/…/1dccea97-4436-4e51-87a5…
Native Prairie Plants for Eastern Nebraska
https://plantnebraska.org/…/62502e34-b4d9-46fd-93d2…
Monarch Nectar Plants for Northern Plains
https://xerces.org/…/17-008_02_XercesSoc…
Pollinator Partnership Ecoregion Planting Guide
https://www.pollinator.org/PDFs/Guides/PrairieParklandrx12FINAL.pdf
Bee and Pollinator Handouts from Heather Holm
LOCAL NATIVE PLANT SUPPLIERS
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Midwest Natives Nursery
https://m.facebook.com/midwestnatives/
Great Plains Nursery
https://greatplainsnursery.com
Prairie Legacy Inc.
Prairie Plains Institute
ONLINE NATIVE PLANT SUPPLIERS
Prairie Moon
Prairie Nursery
https://www.prairienursery.com/
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS
Natural Legacy Project
http://outdoornebraska.gov/naturallegacyproject/
Xerxes Society
Pollinator Partnership
Green Bellevue
https://www.bellevuenebraska.com/list/member/green-bellevue-5750
Nebraska Native Plant Society
https://nebraskanativeplantsociety.weebly.com
Nebraska Environmental Trust
https://environmentaltrust.nebraska.gov
City Sprouts