Restoring Northwest Ohio Ecosystems

Introduction and Context 

Examples of Northwest Ohio Conservation Organizations

Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Oak Openings Region Preservation Alliance

Green Ribbon Initiative

Black Swamp Conservancy

 

Regional Ecology

U.S. EPA Oak Openings Region Site Conservation Plan

Oak Openings Research Forum 2006

Lucas County Wetlands Inventory

 

Literature Databases

University of Wisconsin Arboretum Restoration Database

Cedar Creek Natural History Area Research Database (Minnesota)

NatureServe (data on species and rare ecosystems)

Fire Effects Information System (USDA Forest Service)

Silvics of North America

Canadian Journal of Plant Science "Weed" Reviews

Canadian Plant Literature (you can search for Can. J. Plant Sci. reviews here)

Delta - Large Number of Databases Including Grasses of the World

University of Minnesota Staff Papers

Old-Field Succession Bibliography

Southern Research Station (large Forest Service database)

 

Ground-Flora Resources

USDA Plants Database

eFloras.org (includes Flora of North America)

Wisconsin State Herbarium (good source of plant information)

Internet Directory for Botany

Woody Plants Seed Manual

Native Plants Propagation

The Baskin's Website

Ohio Rare Plants and Other Useful Ecological Information (Ohio DNR)

Biodiversity and Biological Collections Web Server

Prairie Restoration Links

 

Ohio GIS Information

Ohio GIS Support Center

 

Examples of Area Preserves

Oak Openings Preserve and Other Toledo Metropark Preserves

Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve (Ohio DNR)

Kitty Todd State Nature Preserve (Ohio DNR)

Goll Woods State Nature Preserve (Ohio DNR)

Maumee State Forest (Ohio DNR)

 

General Great Lakes Region Ecology

Great Lakes Historic Fire Regimes

 

Michigan Natural Features Inventory

Michigan Oak Savanna


A Broader Context

Visions for an Ecologically Sustainable Future (free ESA issue)