Resources & Education

The Audubon Society on native plants for birds:

Why Native Plants Are Better for Birds and PeopleBird-friendly landscaping provides food, saves water, and fights climate change.

We are committed to not introducing exotic invasive ornamental plants to the mountain ecosystem. Check out this list of WNC invasive plants from the North Carolina Invasive Plant Council:

Mountain: Invasive PlantsAilanthus altissima (Tree-of-Heaven) Albizia julibrissin (Mimosa) Paulownia tomentosa (Princess Tree) Pyrus calleryana (Bradford Pear) Triadica sebifera (Chinese Tallow Tree)

The Xerces Society is an amazing resource for information on pollinator conservation and best practices:

www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center/mid-atlantic