Better Backyard: A Citizen's Resource Guide to Beneficial Landscaping and Habitat Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, published by the Chesapeake Bay Program office. Call 1-800-YOUR-BAY, or visit online at www.chesapeakebay.net.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is the source for 10 tips for a bay-friendly lawn, and can be checked out online at www.cbf.org.

The VDCR's Natural Heritage Program publishes brochures on native plants; see www.dcr.stae.va.us/dnh. Brochures on watersheds, Virginia's rivers, and How to Keep Your Grass Green and the Bay Clean are also available online at www.dcr.virginia.gov.

For a list of nurseries that propagate native plants, contact the Virginia Native Plant Society at www.vnpl.org.

For information on Riparioan Forest Buffers, visit the Department of Forestry at www.dof.state.va.us.