Below you can find resources to help you manage your land for the benefit of native plants and animals. We will update these resources as we learn more from our grassland restoration experiment. Please let us know if there’s something you would like more information about or if you know of resources we should share here. Thank you for helping to take care of our local ecosystem!

Suggested Species for Meadow Plantings

This is a list of species that we recommend for use in native meadow plantings in the 16 county region surrounding Shenandoah National Park.

Produced by the Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation, the Clifton Institute, and Virginia Working Landscapes, November 2019.

Managing Land in the Piedmont of Virginia for the Benefit of Birds & Other Wildlife

“The purpose of this guide is to provide landowners with an introduction to land management concepts and conservation tools that can be used to benefit wildlife and counter some of the threats faced by declining bird species.”

Produced by American Bird Conservancy, Piedmont Environmental Council, and Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries.

Invasive Plant Species Control Treatments

“This is a list of management tactics for major invasive plants.”

Produced by the Virginia Department of Forestry, October 2018.