Backyard Ecology

• A Review on Bees
• Ecological Landscaping Tools for the Massachusetts Homeowner
• Fact Sheets - Plant Materials (from UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program)
• For Pollinator's Sake, Don't Spring Into Garden Clean Up Too Soon!
• Growing Wild Massachusetts - enhancing our landscapes to benefit pollinators and the environment
• Jumping Worms in Connecticut. The CT Agricultural Experiment Station. 
• Jumping Worms. UMass Extension Program. 
• Kill Your Lawn with Dan Jaffree
• Pollinator Habitats & Gardens - DCR Best Management Practices
• Managing Habitat for Pollinators
• Native Garden - Designs for Creating Your Own Beautiful Home Landscape
• Nesting & Overwintering Habitat for Pollinator & Other Beneficial Insects
• Rain Gardens for Home Landscapes - Clean Water Campaign
• Rain Gardens: A Way to Improve Water Quality
• The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation 

Climate Change

• Forest Carbon 
• New Entry Sustainable Farming Project - Working with new farmers to build strong businesses, expertise in the field, and a resilient food system

Invasive Insects

• Managing Northeastern Forests Threatened by Emerald Ash Borer
• Professional Insect & Mite Management Guide for Woody Plants
• Spotted Lantern Fly Invasive Pest Dashboard - Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
• Spotted Lantern Fly - Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
• Spotted Lantern Fly - UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program

Invasive Plants

• Invasive Plants in Massachusetts
• Invasive Plants in Your Backyard. A Guide to Identification and Control.
• Japanese Knotweed Information from the USDA
• Large Oriental Bittersweet Vines Can Be Killed By Cutting Alone. (Prepared for NY State DOT, 2014)

Land Conservation

• Protecting Your Land - Start Here
• Chapterland - Forest Tax Program Chapter 61
• Chapterland - Chapter 61 Current Use Tax Programs
• Deciding the Future of Your Land - Land Conservation Tools for Property Owners
• Kestrel Land Trust: How to Conserve My Land
• MassWoods "Plan for Your Land" Webinars
• Assessing the Impacts of Local Land Protection (Sims et al 2019) and related news segment "Can Land Conservation Create Job Growth?"
• Land Conservation Tools - Resources
• Land Conservation - Exploring Climate Adaptation
• Land For Good - Mission is to ensure the future of farming in New England by putting more farmers more securely on more land.
• Restoring Old Growth Characterists to New England's and New York's Forests
• Women on the Land - A program through MassWoods. Women on the Land aims to build a network of women, trans, non-binary, and femme landowners and stewards in Massachusetts to provide opportunities for education and connection with one another and the land. Events take place year round.

Land Stewardship

• Trail Guidelines & Best Practices Manual - DCR Publication

Native Plants

• Native Plant Trust
• Notable Natives: Large Shrubs and Small Trees
• North American Plants for New England Gardens

Watersheds

• South Hadley Ecological Assessment, The Conway School, 2018 (revised)

Wildlife

• National Wildlife Federation
• North American Bluebird Society
• MassWildlife
• BioMap Hub - Explore & Learn
• South Hadley BioMap Report (2023)
• South Hadley BioMap2 Report (2012)

Wetlands Permitting

• Guidelines for Plantings in the 100' Buffer Zone
• Homeowner Activities and the Wetlands Protection Act Brochure (PDF)
• Landscapers and the Wetlands Protection Act Brochure (PDF)
• Handbook for Delineation of Bordering Vegetated Wetlands
• Inland Wetland Replacement Guidelines
• Rare Species and the Wetlands Protection Act
• Residential Dock Habitat Impacts and Best Management Practices (Logan et al. 2021)
• Riparian Buffers (PDF)
• Aquatic Plant Management Guide (PDF)

Landscapers and the Wetlands Protection Act Brochure (PDF)

Homeowner Activities and the Wetlands Protection Act Brochure (PDF)