Green Horizons

The Ion Exchange: Offers more than 200 high-quality native tallgrass prairie seeds and plants for wetlands, savannas or prairies. www.ionxchange.com.

Grand Prairie Friends: Offers addresses of prairie nurseries in various Midwestern states and a list of species that could be planted. www.prairienet.org/gpf/nurseries.html.

Iowa State University Extension: Additional information on designing, establishing and maintaining riparian buffers is available from the Stewards of our Streams series produced by Iowa state University Extension. www.extension.iastate.edu.

Grow Native!: A joint program of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Grow Native! offers species information, landscape and farm guides, updates on native-plant events and workshops, and a listing of native plant sources. www.grownative.org.

USDA NRCS: Offers several publications to help in planning and maintaining buffers. www.nrcs.usda.gov.

Hamilton’s Native Nursery & Seed Farm: Located in Elk Creek, Mo., Hamilton’s offers a large collection of native seeds, seed mixes, roots and potted plants, as well as information about planting.www.hamiltonseed.com.

Pure Air Native Seed Company: Offers native warm season grasses, wildflowers and legumes for Bobwhite quail and conservation habitat needs. Located in Novinger, Mo. www.oberlefarms.com. Missouri Wildflowers Nursery: Located in Jefferson City, Mo., with an extensive collection of native Missouri perennials, both seeds and plants. Plants are nursery propagated. www.mowildflowers.net

Missouri Department of Conservation: Web site has a listing of local state forest nurseries. www.conservation.state.mo.us.