The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation developed regional native plant lists recommended to attract pollinators such as native bees, honey bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. They are well-suited for small-scale plantings in gardens, on business and school campuses, in urban greenspaces, and in farm field borders.
Best Management Practices
Planting Guidelines
This quick guide developed by the Ohio Department of Transportation – District 9 includes site preparation, schedule, and seed mix recommendations.
Ecoregional Planting Guides
Pollinator Partnership developed 24 ecoregional planting guides for pollinators, each tailored to specific areas of the United States and Canada. You can search your ecoregion by zip code on their website.
Ecosystem Services Decision Tree: A Decision-Support Tool for Consideration of Ecosystem Services in the Electric Power Industry
The Electric Power Research Institute developed a decision-support tool EPRI has developed a “Decision Tree” to determine WHY to consider ecosystem services (e.g., stakeholder pressure, regulatory obligations, financial benefits), WHEN to consider ecosystem services (e.g., land sales/purchases, changes in land management protocols), and HOW to consider ecosystem services (e.g., what actions could be taken).
Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Native Plant Species for Electric Transmission Line Right-of-Way Vegetation
This thesis submitted by Joseph R. Turk to the Faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga contains an assessment that compares the cost savings of native warm season grasses versus exotic cool season grasses alongside rights-of-way as vegetation alongside ROW’s has to be managed.
The Electric Power Industry Business Case for Sustainability
This technical report prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute’s Electric Sustainability Interest Group provides a literature review on the business case for broad corporate sustainability and a summary of information to inform executive decision makers.
An Overview of Ecosystem Services: Considerations for Electric Power Companies
This topical brief prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute provides an overview of ecosystem services and discusses how electric power companies may leverage these services to increase corporate value and reduce risk.
Important Plants of the Monarch Butterfly – Greater Appalachian Mountains Region
The Monarch Butterfly Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide (WHEG) and Decision Support Tool: Greater Appalachian Mountains Region is used by NRCS staffs as a planning tool to evaluate current habitat conditions at the assessment area scale, not at the farm or ranch scale. Following the assessment, a rating is assigned to each assessment area within the farm or ranch.
Important Plants of the Monarch Butterfly – Midwest Region
The Monarch Butterfly Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide (WHEG) and Decision Support Tool: Midwest Region is used by NRCS staffs as a planning tool to evaluate current habitat conditions at the assessment area scale, not at the farm or ranch scale. Following the assessment, a rating is assigned to each assessment area within the farm or ranch.
Important Plants of the Monarch Butterfly – Northern Great Plains
The Monarch Butterfly Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide (WHEG) and Decision Support Tool: Northern Great Plains Edition is used by NRCS staffs as a planning tool to evaluate current habitat conditions at the assessment area scale, not at the farm or ranch scale. Following the assessment, a rating is assigned to each assessment area within the farm or ranch.