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• Mason, Rich, and Hitchcock, Jason. Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat. Annapolis: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1995. (See <http://www.fws.gov>, or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 410-573-4500.)
  This publication is an abridged guide to common native plants of the mid-Atlantic states that are available through nurseries. It is an excellent resource for choosing which plants to put in your rain garden.
• Native Plant Nurseries in the Chesapeake Bay Region. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. <http://www.fws.gov/r5cbfo/Nursery.htm>.
  This site contains a list of some of the many nurseries nationwide that specialize in native plants. Most offer plants and/or seeds of species native to the Chesapeake Bay area. Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the Virginia Department of Education.
• Save the Bay. Chesapeake Bay Foundation. <http://www.cbf.org>.
  For questions about how to build a rain garden, call the education staff at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Clagett Farm: 301-627-4393. Two activities from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's curriculum materials that can help students decide where to put their rain garden are "Schoolyard Report Card" and "The Bay Starts Here." (See <http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=edu_students_gettogether_gettingstarted>).
• Watershed Radio. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. <http://www.watershedradio.org/march2002/032702raing.htm>.
  Thirteen radio stations spread out over the Chesapeake Bay watershed are currently broadcasting Watershed Radio. Watershed Radio is a one-minute program that can be heard on some Virginia radio stations and through this website. The site also contains links and information related to rain gardens.
• What Is a Rain Garden? Virginia Department of Forestry. <http://www.dof.state.va.us/rfb/rain-gardens.shtml>.
  This site explains what a rain garden is, who should have one, and what the components of a rain garden are.

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