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As much as we love wildlife and native plants, It’s impossible to cover all the important territory on this site. In fact, we originally created this site to augment our video, since 5 minutes only allowed us to skim the surface. Thankfully, there are plenty of organizations out there to support your wildscaping ambitions. Here are a few pointers to help you get started.

Our list will generally be oriented toward Texas and Central Texas, but we encourage you to look for similar resources wherever you live.

Native Plant Society of Texas

  • NPSOT Native Landscape Certification Program

Texas Parks & Wildlife

  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Wildscaping page
  • TP&W Publications (PDF downloads hosted by the agency)
    • Creating Shelter for Wildlife
    • Providing for Backyard Wildlife
    • Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

  • Native Plant Database – the mother lode of information, and not just about Texas

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension

  • Resources for Earth-Kind Landscaping.
    • 10 ways to make your landscape Earth Kind (PDF)

National Wildlife Federation

  • National Wildlife Federation wildlife habitat garden certification program.
  • National Wildlife Federation Gardening for Wildlife site, with lots of great information.

National Audubon Society

  • Native Plants Database (search by ZIP code)

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