Additional Resources and Eco-Links 2

Continued from Additional Resources and Eco-Links 1.

Land and Water Conservation

Watersheds

• http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/watersheds/whatis.htm

Resource Protection Areas (RPAs) and Riparian Buffers

• https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-water-conservation/understanding-stormwater-ponds
• https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/landdevelopment/faqs-resource-protection-areas

America’s Great Waters Coalition: information about watershed protection, sponsored in part by the National Parks Conservation Association https://www.npca.org/articles/605-america-s-great-waters-coalition-designates-nine-new-waterways-to-advocate

The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, aka “The Bay Act” https://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/ChesapeakeBay/ChesapeakeBayPreservationAct.aspx

Lawn Chemical and Runoff Problems

• https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/stormwater
• http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/scied/documents/CancerEnvironment.pdf
• http://www.refusetousechemlawn.org/health_effects
• Mayhew, Sarah. 2017. What is the green slime in Woodglen Lake?

List of Lawn Care Operators with Water Quality Agreements with The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

• https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil-and-water/wqagree

Encroachment Problems Onto Parks and Public Lands

• https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/encroachment

Jewell, Susan. 2009. That pesky yard waste: it’s biodegradable, so why can’t I just dump it in the woods? Originally appeared in The Fairfax Chronicle 7(2):4.

Encroaching and invasive plants—Virginia court ruling (summary: the owner on which the plant originates, e.g., tree roots damaging a neighbor’s driveway, is liable); search for case number 1153823 at https://caselaw.findlaw.com/va-supreme-court/1153823.html

Mulching and Composting Guides

• https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-521/430-521.html
• https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/composting
• https://www.soilfoodweb.com/

Storm Drains and Water Contamination

• http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/stormwater/
• https://www.sandiego.gov/blog/help-keep-our-beaches-and-waterways-clean-and-safe
• https://dpw.lacounty.gov/prg/stormwater/Page_01.cfm
• http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/outreach/erase_waste/swpollution.shtml
• Eco-Article 67b: Canine Considerations

Rain Gardens

• http://www.raingardennetwork.com/
• https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-water-conservation/sites/soil-water-conservation/files/assets/documents/raingardenbk.pdf
• https://extension.umd.edu/watershed/rain-gardens
• https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-water-conservation/bringing-rain-gardens-home/
• https://wmeac.org/raingardens/
• Eco-Article 13a: Applying the Beavers’ Blueprints

Rain Barrels

• https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-water-conservation/rain-barrel
• https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/community-programs/barrel/
• http://alexandriava.gov/tes/oeq/info/default.aspx?id=24014

FAQs on Flooding https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/stormwater/flood-information

Volunteer at Fairfax County Parks

All IMA sites https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/invasive-management-area

Volunteer at Fairfax County parks https://volunteer.fairfaxcounty.gov/custom/1380/

General volunteer site within Fairfax County http://www.volunteerfairfax.org/

Health and Safety

Firewise Virginia from the Virginia Department of Forestry: Protect Your Home and Family Against Forest Fires http://www.dof.virginia.gov/fire/firewiseva/index.htm

Increased biodiversity and disease control

Keesing, Felicia et al. 2006. Effects of species diversity on disease risk. Ecology Letters 9: 485–498. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00885.x

Keesing, Felicia et al. 2010. Impacts of biodiversity on the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases. Nature 468: 647–652. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09575

Sachs, Jessica Snyder. 2010 (Aug/Sept). A dose of diversity. National Wildlife 48(5):22-29. https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2010/A-Dose-of-Diversity

Lyme disease and its relationship with rodents and invasive plants

• https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health/fightthebite/mosquito-diseases
• https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health/environment/rats-mice
• https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/lyme-disease
• Eco-Article 17b: Lyme Disease and Other Health Threats (2009-09)

Allan, Brian F. et al. 2010. Invasive honeysuckle eradication reduces tick-borne disease risk by altering host dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107(43)18523-18527. https://www.pnas.org/content/suppl/2010/10/05/1008362107.DCSupplemental

Elias SP, et al. 2006. Deer browse resistant exotic-invasive understory: an indicator of elevated human risk of exposure to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southern coastal Maine woodlands. Population and Community Ecology 43(6):1142-1152. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17162%20946

Useful Fairfax County Links

Fairfax County Stewardship Brochures: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/nature/stewardship-brochures

County Sustainable Initiatives: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/environment/sustainability-initiatives

County Wildlife Biologist (topics on deer and geese towards the bottom of the page): https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/wildlife/

Environmental Quality Advisory Council (in particular take a look at their Annual Report on the Environment): https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-zoning/environmental-quality-advisory-council

Natural Resource Management Plan (5 Year Accomplishments and plan itself are links to the right of the page): https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/nature/natural-resource-management-plan

Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-water-conservation/

Park Authority Strategic Plan: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/publications/strategic-plan-annual-report

Tree Commission: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/tree-commission

Tree Debris and Removal: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/tree-removal

Urban Forestry: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/urban-forest-management-fairfax-county

Virginia Cooperative Extension: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/virginia-cooperative-extension

Books

Audubon Society of Northern Virginia. 2005. The Nature of Change—Preserving the Natural Heritage of a Dynamic Region: Audubon at Home in Northern Virginia. National Audubon Society, Inc., Annandale, Virginia. pp. 79.

Boring, John Kadel et al. 1995. A Nature Company Guide: Natural Gardening. Time-Life Books, Singapore. pp. 288.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 2001. Easy Composting: the Secret to Great Soil and Spectacular Plants. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Inc., New York, New York. pp. 112.

Burrell, C. Colston. 2006. Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Inc., New York, New York. pp. 239.

Chivian, Eric and Aaron Bernstein. 2008. Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity. Oxford University Press. New York, New York. pp. 542. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702436/

Coombes, Allen J. 2002. Trees. Dorling Kindersley, Inc., New York, NY. pp. 320.

Fairfax County. 2008 (March). Non-Native Invasive ID and Control. A Fairfax County, Virginia publication.

Haskell, David George. 2012. The Forest Unseen: a Year’s Watch in Nature. Penguin Books, New York, New York. pp. 270. https://dghaskell.com/theforestunseen/

Mitchell, Joseph C. 1994. The Reptiles Of Virginia. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. pp. 352.

Powell, Ellen. 2007. Common Native Trees of Virginia. Virginia Department of Forestry, Charlottesville, VA. pp. 120. http://www.dof.virginia.gov/infopubs/Native-Tree-ID-spreads_2016_pub.pdf

Saver, Matthew, Amanda Treher, Lenny Wilson, Robert Naczi, and Faith B. Kuehn. November 2008. Mistaken Identity? Invasive Plants and their Native Look-alikes. Delaware Department of Agriculture. pp. 62.

Tallamy, Douglas W. 2007. Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens. Timber Press, Inc., Portland, OR. pp. 288. http://www.bringingnaturehome.net/

Tallamy, Douglas W. 2019. Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard. Timber Press, Inc., Portland, OR. pp. 256. https://homegrownnationalpark.com/

Weakley, Alan S., J. Christopher Ludwig, and John F. Townsend. 2012. Flora of Virginia. BRIT Press, Fort Worth, TX. pp. 1554. https://floraofvirginia.org/

 

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