Educational Resources

• Assessing the Impacts of Local Land Protection (Sims et al 2019) and related news segment "Can Land Conservation Create Job Growth?"
• Aquatic Plant Management Guide (PDF)
• South Hadley BioMap2 Report (2012)
• Ecological Landscaping Tools for the Massachusetts Homeowner
• Fact Sheets - Plant Materials (from UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program)
• Growing Wild Massachusetts - enhancing our landscapes to benefit pollinators and the environment
• Guidelines for Plantings in the 100' Buffer Zone
• Homeowner Activities and the Wetlands Protection Act Brochure (PDF)
• Invasive Plants in Massachusetts
• Invasive Plants in Your Backyard. A Guide to Identification and Control. 
• Kestrel Land Trust: How to Conserve My Land
• Kill Your Lawn with Dan Jaffree
• Large Oriental Bittersweet Vines Can Be Killed By Cutting Alone. (Prepared for NY State DOT, 2014)
• 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.
• Landscapers and the Wetlands Protection Act Brochure (PDF)
• Native Garden - Designs for Creating Your Own Beautiful Home Landscape
• New Entry Sustainable Farming Project - Working with new farmers to build strong businesses, expertise in the field, and a resilient food system.
• Pollinator Habitats & Gardens - DCR Best Management Practices
• For Pollinator's Sake, Don't Spring Into Garden Clean Up Too Soon!
• Rain Gardens for Home Landscapes - Clean Water Campaign
• Rain Gardens: A Way to Improve Water Quality
• Rare Species and the Wetlands Protection Act
• Residential Dock Habitat Impacts and Best Management Practices (Logan et al. 2021)
• Riparian Buffers (PDF)
• South Hadley Ecological Assessment, The Conway School, 2018 (revised)
• Trail Guidelines & Best Practices Manual - DCR Publication
• Forest Carbon
• Protecting Your Land - Start Here
• Deciding the Future of Your Land - Land Conservation Tools for Property Owners
• MassWoods "Plan for Your Land" Webinars

Landscapers and the Wetlands Protection Act Brochure (PDF)

Homeowner Activities and the Wetlands Protection Act Brochure (PDF)