Hot links relating to gardening, the environment, and urban conservation:

 

Adams County Soil and Water Conservation District

http://www.cdiowa.org/

 

Arbor Day Foundation - Backyard Woods program

http://www.arborday.org/backyardwoods/

 

Audubon Society - Healthy Yard habitat

http://www.audubon.org/bird/at_home/Healthy_Yard.html

 

Bat Conservation International

http://www.batcon.org/

 

Better Homes & Gardens – Gardening website

http://bhg.com/bhg/gardening/index.jhtml

 

Bluebird Conservationists

http://nabluebirdsociety.org/bluebirdfacts.htm

 

Bulb Lady, the

http://www.dutchbulbs.com/bulbs/article-wrapper.do?mainPage=articles/bulblady/bulblady.vm

 

Country Gardens magazine

http://www.bhg.com/bhg/store/product.jhtml?catid=cat120004&prodid=prod80004

 

Farm Service Agency - Conservation (USDA)

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=copr&topic=landing

 

Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior)

http://www.fws.gov/habitat/

 

Garden Gate magazine

http://www.gardengatemagazine.com/

 

Garden Shed magazine

http://www.bhg.com/bhg/store/product.jhtml?catid=cat120004&prodid=prod552679

 

Green Infrastructure (joint project of the Conservation Fund and USDA Forest Service)

http://www.greeninfrastructure.net/

 

Horticulture magazine

http://hortmag.com/

 

Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards

http://www.ecity.net/iaccb/

 

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship - Soil Conservation Division

http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/soilconservation.html

 

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

http://www.iowadnr.com/

 

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

http://www.inhf.org/

 

Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Society

http://www.iaswcs.org/

 

Iowa State University Extension service - Adams County

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/adams/

 

KDSM - FOX 17

http://www.kdsm.com/

 

Metropolitan Community College - Horticulture Program - Omaha

http://www.mccneb.edu/horticulture/default.asp

 

National Association of Conservation Districts

http://www.nacdnet.org/

 

National Gardening Association

http://garden.org/

 

Nebraska Nursery and Landscape Association

http://www.nnla.org/

 

Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society

http://incolor.inetnebr.com/dougg/swcs/

 

Soil - types and easy tests (recommended by Sindra Jensen - Master Gardener)

http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-21-314,00.html

http://www.rain.org/global-garden/soil-types-and-testing.htm

 

Southwestern Community College, Creston (Adult and Continuing Education)

http://www.swcciowa.edu/AdultEd/AdultEd.html

 

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service - Yard & Garden

http://www.extension.unl.edu/yard_garden.htm

 

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Iowa

http://www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov/

 

Wildlife Federation - Backyard Wildlife Habitat

http://www.nwf.org/backyard/

 

Wildlife Habitat Council

http://www.wildlifehc.org/managementtools/backyard.cfm

 

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