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NSCEP/NEPIS - EPA's Gateway to Free Digital & Paper Publication: www.epa.gov/nscep
7,000 in stock and 35,000 digital publications are available through the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), and the EPA's National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database! Search, retrieve, download, print and/or order EPA publications from this site.


EPA: Greenscapes: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/greenscapes/owners.htm

EPA Greenscape activities (addresses soil compaction):http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.exe/P1006AMI.txt?ZyActionD=ZyDocument&Client=EPA&Index=2006%20Thru%202010&Docs=&Query=530F09025&Time=&EndTime=&SearchMethod=1&TocRestrict=n&Toc=&TocEntry=&QField=pubnumber%5E%22530F09025%22&QFieldYear=&QFieldMonth=&QFieldDay=&UseQField=pubnumber&IntQFieldOp=1&ExtQFieldOp=1&XmlQuery=&File=D%3A%5CZYFILES%5CINDEX%20DATA%5C06THRU10%5CTXT%5C00000015%5CP1006AMI.txt&User=ANONYMOUS&Password=anonymous&SortMethod=h%7C-&MaximumDocuments=10&FuzzyDegree=0&ImageQuality=r75g8/r75g8/x150y150g16/i425&Display=p%7Cf&DefSeekPage=x&SearchBack=ZyActionL&Back=ZyActionS&BackDesc=Results%20page&MaximumPages=1&ZyEntry=3#

EPA: Urban runoff: http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.exe/20004PP1.txt?ZyActionD=ZyDocument&Client=EPA&Index=1995%20Thru%201999%7C1976%20Thru%201980%7C2006%20Thru%202010%7C1991%20Thru%201994%7C2000%20Thru%202005%7C1986%20Thru%201990%7C1981%20Thru%201985%7CPrior%20to%201976&Docs=&Query=urban%20gardens%20&Time=&EndTime=&SearchMethod=2&TocRestrict=n&Toc=&TocEntry=&QField=&QFieldYear=&QFieldMonth=&QFieldDay=&UseQField=&IntQFieldOp=0&ExtQFieldOp=0&XmlQuery=&File=D%3A%5CZYFILES%5CINDEX%20DATA%5C00THRU05%5CTXT%5C00000007%5C20004PP1.txt&User=ANONYMOUS&Password=anonymous&SortMethod=-%7Ch&MaximumDocuments=15&FuzzyDegree=0&ImageQuality=r85g16/r85g16/x150y150g16/i500&Display=hpfr&DefSeekPage=x&SearchBack=ZyActionL&Back=ZyActionS&BackDesc=Results%20page&MaximumPages=1&ZyEntry=1


Beneficial Insects:
Plants to attract beneficial Insects: http://nativeplants.msu.edu/pdf/E2973.pdf

Youtube Info from Christopher Shein, Permaculture Teacher & Author:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgkst4m_z_g&feature=player_embedded (his food forest)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tw78MfIFlM&feature=player_embedded (his permaculture class)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tw78MfIFlM&feature=player_embedded#at=434 (including: comfrey root fertilizer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKi8uXNbP7k&feature=player_embedded (tour of his yard)

Native Plant Information: www.nativeplantcenter.org