Resources
Most are selected as relevant to Atlantic Canada or Canada in general.
WEB SITES
General Information
David Suzuki Foundation Butterflyways Project https://davidsuzuki.org/take-action/act-locally/butterflyway/
The Xerces Society: An international non-profit organized to protect invertebrates https://www.xerces.org/
Seeds of Diversity,Protecting Pollinators: (Canadian organization dedicated to preserving seed biodiversity) https://seeds.ca/pollination
Michigan State Un., Dept. of Entomology, Native Plants and Ecosystem Services: A wealth of information on pollinators and their environments: https://www.canr.msu.edu/nativeplants/getting_started/
Pollination Guelph: An Ontario non-profit dedicated to promoting pollinator habitats: https://www.pollinationguelph.ca/
Pollinator Partnership: North American science group promoting support for pollinators: https://www.pollinator.org/about
NAPPC (North American Science Group also run by the pollinator partnership: https://pollinator.org/nappc
Special interest: Pollinator Friendly Cooking https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Pollinator-FriendlyCooking.pdf
Pollinator-Friendly Gardening and Plant Lists
Canadian Wildlife Federation: Wildlife Friendly Gardening http://apps.cwf-fcf.org/social/
Pollinator Partnership: Gardens https://www.pollinator.org/learning-center/gardens
Toronto & Region Conservation Authority: Home and Garden Fact Sheets https://trca.ca/get-involved/home-garden/#factsheets
Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society: Growing Wildflowers at Home http://versicolor.ca/nswfsOLDsite/docs/articles/GrowingWildflowers.html
David Suzuki Found.: How to Get Your Yard Off Grass https://davidsuzuki.org/queen-of-green/get-yard-off-grass/?utm_campaign=queenOfGreen-lawn-en-23ma
North American Butterfly Association: Basics of Butterfly Gardening http://nababutterfly.com/start-butterfly-garden/
Information on Butterflies and other Pollinators
Nova Scotia Butterflies https://www.novascotiabutterflies.ca
Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (Nova Scotia): Monarch Butterfly Club https://www.merseytobeatic.ca/butterfly-club.php
Butterflies of Canada (Biodiversity Information Site) https://cbif.gc.ca/eng/species-bank/butterflies-of-canada
Butterflies of the Maritimes https://www.maritimes.butterflyguide.ca/
BOOKS
Same Page Book Lists for books available through the Annapolis Valley Library system, compiled by Brenda Turner, Butterflyway Project Committee member
The following are also available from the Annapolis Valley Library system:
The Life Cycles of Butterflies: From egg to maturity, a visual guide to 23 common garden butterflies. Judy Burris & Wayne Richards.
The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the war on pollinator decline with ecological gardening. Kim Elerman.
Pollinator Friendly Gardening: Gardening for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Rhonda Fleming Hayes.
The Nature Scaping Workbook: A step-by-step guide for bringing nature to your backyard. Beth O’Donnell Young.
Eco-Yards: Simple steps to earth-friendly landscapes. Laureen Rama.
Bringing Nature Home: How native plants sustain wildlife in our gardens. Douglas W Tallamy.
Gardening for Butterflies: How you can attract and protect beautiful, beneficial butterflies. The Xerces Society (ed. Black/Borders/Fallon/Mader/Shepherd)
Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America’s Bees & Butterflies. By The Xerces Society (ed. Mader et al.)
Another Useful Book:
Raising Butterflies in the Garden. Brenda Dziedzic.