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Urban Wilds Program Partners and Volunteer Groups

Bikes Not Bombs
Boston Cares
Boston Greenspace Alliance
Boston Jaycees
Boston Natural Areas Network
Boston Parks and Recreation Department Urban Wilds Program
Boston Youth Cleanup Corps
Boston University Law School First-Year Outreach Program
Charles River Associates
Chinmaya Center
City Year
Fidelity Cares
Friends of Iroquois Woods
Friends of McLaughlin Woodland and Historic Orchard
International Buddhist Peace Fellowship-Boston
Junior League Boston
Longfellow Neighborhood Wetlands Taskforce
New Beginner’s Program – Roxbury Community College
People Making a Difference
Squashbusters
Tufts Focus
US Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry

Boston urban wilds site descriptions
Boston Parks and Recreation Department Urban Wilds Program
History of Allandale Woods

Plant identification
University of Connecticut plant database
Forest Service Database
Athenic Systems Tree Guide

Wildlife identification
Patuxent Bird Identification

Urban forestry, planting and plant selection
Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry UMASS Extension
Treelink: Community Forestry Resource

Invasive species information
National Parks Service Page
Massachusetts State Government Page
Worldwide species database

Massachusetts Native Plants
Massachusetts Native Plant Committee
New England Wildflower Society

Nurseries
(Note: most nurseries sell plant species that are considered exotic invasives in New England. The following offer an excellent variety of natives. To help protect native plant communities and wildlife habitat please make sure to inquire about the origin of a plant species and its invasive tendencies before making a purchase.)

Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection Guide to Native Tree Nurseries
Massachusetts
New England Wildflower Society Nursery (Sells only natives)

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