Plant Lists: GLNPO's Landscaping with Native Plants brochure
List of mid-west plants for various conditions (full-sun, shade, wet areas, etc.).  Includes common & scientific name.

Native Plants Slide Show
Color "slide show" of native plants. Can be used by businesses or communities who are designing a natural landscape or by homeowners wanting to refurbish their yard with native flora.

List of Native Prairie Plants for Use Along Roadsides in Illinois (A-H)
Lists scientific & common name, wildlife attracted, natural habitat, establishment, and adaptability.

List of Native Prairie Plants for Use Along Roadsides in Illinois (I-Z)

Wild Ones Handbook
Great hands-on information from Wild Ones for homeowners, corporate gardening clubs, etc.  Explores the idea of natural landscaping.

Backyard Wildlife Habitats
Basic step-by-step guide to creating a backyard wildlife habitat.  Includes info on resource conservation (using native plants, why lawnmowers are bad, etc.)

Schoolyard Habitats
Step-by-step guide to creating a schoolyard wildlife habitat.  Focuses on incorporating the habitat into the educational curriculum and potential funding sources.

Community Wildlife Habitats
Community Wildlife Habitats are communities that have habitats all over - backyards, schoolyards, workplaces, apartments, public spaces, etc.

Outline of a Prairie Restoration
A good overview of what is involved in prairie restoration.

Backyard Wildlife Habitat:  Inspirational Letters
Four letters written by people with backyard wildlife habitats.  More about the benefits they've experienced than the how-to's.

Backyard Wildlife Habitat:  Sample Sites
Interactive search tool - can find sample sites based on state, size of yard, features, and use.  Very brief - tells you plants used & wildlife attracted.  No cost figures.

Safety Kleen Corp. in Elgin, IL
Describes the work Safety Kleen did on site.  Does not provide any cost figures - just references the long-term maintenance cost savings and comparable installation costs.

Modine Manufacturing Company in McHenry, IL
Describes the prairie restoration work.  Mentions controlled burns, provides some cost info.

Amundsen High School in Chicago, IL
Brief description of their goals (50% reduction in lawn), student participation, etc.  No cost info provided.

Ecology at Fermilab
Fermilab's narrative about the extensive prairie restoration  efforts at Fermilab, which continue to grow through employee volunteer efforts.  Apparently the campus is an excellent place for birdwatching

Ecological Land Management Committee's Land Management Plan
Fermilab's ambitious long-range plan.  Describes what they want to do tract-by-tract.

Natural Landscaping for Public Officials
This is really good information for anyone who wants to know more details, not just public officials.  Prepared by the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, it's offered by U.S. EPA on the web and as a softcover book.

When Cities Grow Wild - Natural Landscaping from an Urban Planning Perspective
A fairly academic piece ("from an Urban Planning Perspective").  Useful for someone who wants to think about natural landscaping policies.

Weedlaws:  John Marshall Law Review U.S. EPA
Everything you ever wanted to know about the legal issues/battles pertaining to weed ordinances.  Interesting, but somewhat academic.

Appendix 6:  Sample Local Ordinances Natural Landscaping for Public Officials
Exerpt from Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Handbook which discusses approaches taken by other cities and contains excerpts from their ordinances.

Natural Landscaping Resource List (IL)
List of nurseries, seed sources, landscape architects, ecologists, consultants, etc. in IL.  Also includes written materials and plant sales.

General Resources 
List of organizations (mostly governmental) and what they can provide.

Illinois Resources
List of organizations and reading material.  Includes a reference to IDOT's standard specs for road and bridge building.

Other Great Native Plant Sites
More excellent web sites, for the surfing-inclined.

Natural Landscaping Consultants.
These natural landscaping consultants have agreed to be listed as consultants for participants in the Clean Air Counts Campaign.