Landscape Restoration Handbook

U.S. Golf Assoc., Donald Harker9781566701754, 1566701759

Five years after the first edition of Landscape Restoration Handbook was published, its natural landscaping and ecological restoration techniques have become standard-and successful-practice throughout the nation.Now, the Landscape Restoration Handbook: Second Edition substantially widens the scope of the original work. Approximately 250 pages larger than the first edition, new and expanded chapters offer guidance on:oDevelopment of natural landscaping and ecological restoration programsoEducation, regional planning, and increased biological diversityoEcological communities species listingsoScientific and common plant names associated with ecological communitiesoNurseries that propagate and sell native plants throughout the United StatesNaturalization has proven to be a “win-win” situation all around. Monetary costs that landowners are saving on maintenance and chemicals also translates to environmental benefits for the greater community.Landscape and golf course architects, urban planners, horticulturists, golf course superintendents and consultants have already put the Landscape Restoration Handbook to the test. Let the Second Edition bring you up-to-date on the numerous benefits of naturalization.

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Table of contents :
Landscape Restoration Handbook……Page 1
Contents……Page 3
Foreword……Page 4
Acknowledgments……Page 5
About the Authors……Page 6
Dedication……Page 7
Contents……Page 0
Introduction……Page 8
Why Naturalness?……Page 9
Using This Book……Page 11
Greenlinks Education Program……Page 12
Site Objectives……Page 14
The Conceptual Design Plan……Page 16
Ecological Restoration……Page 17
Introduction……Page 25
What Is Diversity?……Page 26
Principles of Diversity……Page 28
Spatial Principles……Page 31
Community Principles……Page 41
Conclusion……Page 44
Introduction……Page 46
Landscaping With Native Species……Page 47
Opportunities for Natural Landscaping……Page 48
Site Analysis……Page 50
Landscape Design Considerations……Page 51
Principles for Designing With Native Plants……Page 52
Woodland Landscapes……Page 53
Meadow Landscapes……Page 54
Bird and Butterfly Gardens……Page 55
Songbird Gardens……Page 56
Water Gardens……Page 57
Establishment Techniques……Page 58
Weed Elimination and Control……Page 59
Establishment from Seed……Page 61
Establishment From Nursery Stock……Page 63
Natural Landscape Maintenance Water Garden Maintenance……Page 65
Introduction……Page 67
Ecological Restoration Planning……Page 71
Ecological Restoration Design: Considerations……Page 73
Forest Restoration……Page 76
Grassland Restoration……Page 78
Managing Natural Plant Succession and Pest Species……Page 80
Selecting Model Communities……Page 86
Fernwood Prairie……Page 90
Natural Regions……Page 94
Upland Systems……Page 97
Estuarine Systems……Page 98
Ecological Restoration Type Descriptions……Page 100
Planting Considerations……Page 101
Temporal Spacing for Different Plants and Lay-ers……Page 102
Weed Control……Page 103
Case Studies……Page 104
Natural Regions and Dominant Ecological Communities……Page 106
West Coast Mountains……Page 110
Sierra Nevada Mountains……Page 126
Central/Southern California……Page 135
High Desert……Page 152
Northern Basin and Range……Page 159
Southern Basin and Range……Page 168
Northern Rocky Mountains……Page 180
Wyoming Basin……Page 190
Wasatch/Uinta Mountains……Page 199
Colorado Plateaus……Page 211
Southern Rocky Mountains……Page 221
Arizona/New Mexico Plateaus……Page 230
Arizona/New Mexico Mountains……Page 237
Southern Deserts……Page 246
Northern Great Plains……Page 264
Western High Plains……Page 275
Great Plains……Page 283
Central Plains……Page 294
Texas/Oklahoma Plains……Page 303
Central Texas Plateau……Page 315
South Texas Plains……Page 325
Western Gulf Coastal Plain……Page 334
Northern Great Lakes……Page 341
Southern Great Lakes……Page 356
Eastern Great Lakes……Page 373
Ozark/Interior Plateaus……Page 395
Southeastern Plains……Page 408
Southern Coastal Plain……Page 429
Appalachian Plateaus and Mountains……Page 456
New England……Page 466
Ecological Restoration Types……Page 485
Coniferous Forests……Page 487
Eastern Deciduous and Mixed Forests……Page 491
Western Deciduous and Mixed Forests……Page 498
Woodlands……Page 500
Desert Lands……Page 504
Shrublands……Page 511
Meadowlands……Page 514
Glades……Page 517
Grasslands……Page 519
Prairies……Page 524
Sand Dunes……Page 532
Floodplain Forests……Page 537
Bogs and Fens……Page 541
Swamp Forests……Page 549
Riparian Forests and Woodlands……Page 553
Shrub Swamps……Page 561
Nonestuarine Marshes……Page 564
Wet Prairies and Grasslands……Page 571
Vernal Pools……Page 574
Mangroves……Page 579
Estuarine Marshes……Page 585
PLANT TYPE……Page 594
BLOOM PERIOD……Page 596
LANDSCAPE USE……Page 597
Woody Plant Matrix……Page 598
Herbaceous Plant Matrix……Page 643
Introduction……Page 730
Arizona……Page 731
California……Page 732
Colorado……Page 736
Florida……Page 737
Georgia……Page 739
Illinois……Page 740
Indiana……Page 741
Kentucky……Page 742
Maryland……Page 743
Massachusetts……Page 744
Michigan……Page 745
Minnesota……Page 746
Missouri……Page 747
Montana……Page 748
New Jersey……Page 749
New York……Page 750
Ohio……Page 751
Oklahoma……Page 752
Pennsylvania……Page 753
South Carolina……Page 755
Texas……Page 756
Virginia……Page 761
Washington……Page 762
Wisconsin……Page 763
Wyoming……Page 765
Ecological Restoration Resources……Page 766
Restoration Consultants……Page 768
Natural Heritage Programs……Page 781
Organizations and Internet Resources……Page 784
Regulatory Considerations for Restoring Wetlands……Page 789
Map of the Natural Regions of the United States and Ku chler Codes List……Page 795