• Follow the Forest – Mapping of Core Forest in NWCD by Housatonic Valley Association
• Connecticut Association of Conservation Districts
• Acadia Center
  Acadia Center’s overarching focus is developing a clean energy economy that offers real world solutions to the climate crisis.
• Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority
  HRRA is a regional, governmental, waste management and recycling authority serving eleven municipalities in western Connecticut and a population of over 225,000 people. Educational opportunities include free composting classes and free waste reduction and recycling talks to schools and civic groups.  Free Waste Reduction and Recycling Education Talks to schools and civic groups.
• Container Garden Literature , (Spanish Version)

The below are Works Cited for our Literature, “Invasive Plant Diagrams“.

Works Cited

• Cameron, Sophia, and Jesse Wheeler. “Invasive Plant Profile: Japanese Barberry (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 27 Aug. 2020, LINK.
• Connecticut, University of. “Multiflora Rose (Rosa Multiflora).” Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group, University of Connecticut, 2014, LINK.
• “Garlic Mustard: Invasive, Destructive, Edible.” The Nature Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, 22 July 2020, LINK. 
• Kling, Andrew. “Invasives in Your Woodland: Japanese Honeysuckle.” Invasives in Your Woodland: Japanese Honeysuckle | University of Maryland Extension, University of Maryland Extension, 4 May 2022, LINK.
• Landis, Doug. “About Garlic Mustard.” Integrated Pest Management, Michigan State University, LINK. Accessed 13 Sept. 2023.
• Miller, James H. “Multiflora Rose.” New York Invasive Species Information, 2 July 2019, LINK.
• Nuzzo, Victoria. “Invasion Pattern of Herb Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in High Quality Forests.” Biological Invasions, vol. 1, no. 2/3, June 1999, pp. 169–179, LINK. 
• ROBERTS, KARL J., and ROGER C. ANDERSON. “Effect of garlic mustard [alliaria petiolata (Beib. Cavara & Grande)] extracts on plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi.” The American Midland Naturalist, vol. 146, no. 1, 1 July 2001, pp. 146–152, LINK. 
• Rodgers, Vikki L., et al. “Ready or not, garlic mustard is moving in: Alliaria Petiolata as a member of eastern North American forests.” BioScience, vol. 58, no. 5, 2008, pp. 426–436, LINK.
• State, Iowa. “Multiflora Rose Invasive Species Profile.” Natural Resource Stewardship, Iowa State University, 2023, LINK.
• State, Iowa. “Oriental Bittersweet Invasive Species Profile.” Natural Resource Stewardship, Iowa State University, 2023, LINK. 
• State, MDA. “Japanese Honeysuckle.” Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 2023, LINK.
• State, N.C. “Lonicera Japonica.” Lonicera Japonica (Chinese Honeysuckle, Gold-and-Silver Honeysuckle, Hall’s Honeysuckle, Honeysuckle, Japanese Honeysuckle) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, N.C State Extension, 2023, LINK.
• State, Penn. “Japanese Barberry.” Penn State Extension, Feb. 2020, LINK. 
• State, Penn. “Oriental Bittersweet: Accurate Identification.” YouTube, YouTube, 30 Apr. 2021, LINK.

The following References are from our Literature, “The Plant Sidekick – Mycorrhizal Fungi.”

Content References

1. Abou El Seoud, Islam, et al. “Mycorrhizae Can Support Squash Plant Growth in Phosphorus Deficient Calcareous Soil.” Egyptian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 0, no. 0, 2020, pp. 0–0, LINK. 
2. Artursson, Veronica, et al. “Interactions between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Bacteria and Their Potential for Stimulating Plant Growth.” Environmental Microbiology, vol. 8, no. 1, 18 Nov. 2006, pp. 1–10, LINK. 
3. Basiru, Sulaimon, et al. “Disentangling Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Bacteria at the Soil-Root Interface.” Mycorrhiza, vol. 33, no. 3, 2023, pp. 119–137, LINK.
4. Battini, Fabio, et al. “Multifunctionality and Diversity of Culturable Bacterial Communities Strictly Associated with Spores of the Plant Beneficial Symbiont Rhizophagus Intraradices.” Microbiological Research, vol. 183, 2 Dec. 2015, pp. 68–79, LINK.
5. Begum, Naheeda, et al. “Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Plant Growth Regulation: Implications in Abiotic Stress Tolerance.” Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 10, 2019, LINK.
6. Berdeni, Despina, et al. “The Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonisation on Nutrient Status, Growth, Productivity, and Canker Resistance of Apple (Malus Pumila).” Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 9, 2018, LINK. 
7. Biel, Carmen, et al. “On-Farm Reduced Irrigation and Fertilizer Doses, and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculation Improve Water Productivity in Tomato Production.” Scientia Horticulturae, vol. 288, 2021, p. 110337, LINK.
8. Birhane, Emiru, et al. “Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Enhance Photosynthesis, Water Use Efficiency, and Growth of Frankincense Seedlings under Pulsed Water Availability Conditions.” Oecologia, vol. 169, no. 4, 2012, pp. 895–904, LINK. 
9. Bonfante, Paola, and Andrea Genre. “Mechanisms Underlying Beneficial Plant–Fungus Interactions in Mycorrhizal Symbiosis.” Nature Communications, vol. 1, no. 1, 27 July 2010, LINK.
10. Booth, Michael G., and Jason D. Hoeksema. “Mycorrhizal Networks Counteract Competitive Effects of Canopy Trees on Seedling Survival.” Ecology, vol. 91, no. 8, 2010, pp. 2294–2302, LINK.
11. Browne, Patrick, et al. “Superior Inorganic Phosphate Solubilization Is Linked to Phylogeny within the Pseudomonas Fluorescens Complex.” Applied Soil Ecology, vol. 43, no. 1, 16 July 2009, pp. 131–138, LINK.
12. Douds, David D., et al. “Inoculation with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increases the Yield of Potatoes in a High P Soil.” Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, vol. 25, no. 1, 2007, pp. 67–78, LINK. 
13. Etesami, Hassan, et al. “Contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Phosphate–Solubilizing Bacteria, and Silicon to P Uptake by Plant.” Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 12, 2021, LINK.
14. Evelin, Heikham, et al. “Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Alleviation of Salt Stress: A Review.” Annals of Botany, vol. 104, no. 7, 2009, pp. 1263–1280, LINK.
15. Fall, Abdoulaye Fofana, et al. “Combined Effects of Indigenous Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and NPK Fertilizer on Growth and Yields of Maize and Soil Nutrient Availability.” Sustainability, vol. 15, no. 3, 2023, p. 2243, LINK. 
16. Gupta, Renu, et al. “Rhizosphere Mediated Growth Enhancement Using Phosphate Solubilizing RHIZOBACTERIA and Their Tri-Calcium Phosphate Solubilization Activity under Pot Culture Assays in Rice (Oryza Sativa.).” Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, vol. 28, no. 7, 24 May 2021, pp. 3692–3700, LINK. 
17. Hack, Claudina M., et al. “Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Mediated Effects on Growth, Mineral Nutrition and Biological Nitrogen Fixation of Melilotus Alba Med. in a Subtropical Grassland Soil.” Applied Soil Ecology, vol. 134, 2019, pp. 38–44, LINK.
18. Heijden, Marcel G., et al. “Mycorrhizal Ecology and Evolution: The Past, the Present, and the Future.” New Phytologist, vol. 205, no. 4, 2015, pp. 1406–1423, LINK.
19. Jiang, Feiyan, et al. “Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Enhance Mineralisation of Organic Phosphorus by Carrying Bacteria along Their Extraradical Hyphae.” New Phytologist, vol. 230, no. 1, 2021, pp. 304–315, LINK.
20. Kakouridis, Anne, et al. “Routes to Roots: Direct Evidence of Water Transport by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Host Plants.” New Phytologist, vol. 236, no. 1, 28 May 2022, pp. 210–221, LINK.
21. Lal, Rattan. “Restoring Soil Quality to Mitigate Soil Degradation.” Sustainability, vol. 7, no. 5, 2015, pp. 5875–5895, LINK.
22. Liu, Jun, et al. “Exogenous Phosphorus-Solubilizing Bacteria Changed the Rhizosphere Microbial Community Indirectly.” 3 Biotech, vol. 10, no. 4, 10 Mar. 2020, LINK. 
23. Malviya, Deepti, et al. “Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Mediated Activation of Plant Defense Responses in Direct Seeded Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) against Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne Graminicola.” Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 14, 2023, LINK.
24. Minerdi, Daniela, et al. “Nitrogen Fixation Genes in an Endosymbiotic Burkholderia Strain.” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 67, no. 2, 2001, pp. 725–732, LINK. 
25. Ortas, Ibrahim. “The Effect of Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculation on Plant Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Inoculation Effectiveness under Long-Term Field Conditions.” Field Crops Research, vol. 125, 2012, pp. 35–48, LINK.
26. Pandit, Aditi, et al. “Diversity and Functionalities of Unknown Mycorrhizal Fungal Microbiota.” Microbiological Research, vol. 256, 7 Dec. 2022, p. 126940, LINK.
27. Ruiz‐Herrera, José, et al. “A Novel Intracellular Nitrogen‐fixing Symbiosis Made by Ustilago Maydis and Bacillus Spp.” New Phytologist, vol. 207, no. 3, 6 Mar. 2015, pp. 769–777, LINK.
28. Schlesinger, William H. “Some Thoughts on the Biogeochemical Cycling of Potassium in Terrestrial Ecosystems.” Biogeochemistry, vol. 154, no. 2, 8 June 2020, pp. 427–432, LINK. 
29. Singh, Bijender, and T. Satyanarayana. “Microbial Phytases in Phosphorus Acquisition and Plant Growth Promotion.” Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, vol. 17, no. 2, 2011, pp. 93–103, LINK.
30. Tawaraya, Keitaro, et al. “Inoculation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Can Substantially Reduce Phosphate Fertilizer Application to Allium Fistulosum L. and Achieve Marketable Yield under Field Condition.” Biology and Fertility of Soils, vol. 48, no. 7, 2012, pp. 839–843, LINK.
31. Teste, François P., et al. “Access to Mycorrhizal Networks and Roots of Trees: Importance for Seedling Survival and Resource Transfer.” Ecology, vol. 90, no. 10, 2009, pp. 2808–2822, LINK.
32. Wang, Gang, et al. “Contributions of Beneficial Microorganisms in Soil Remediation and Quality Improvement of Medicinal Plants.” Plants, vol. 11, no. 23, 2022, p. 3200, LINK.
33. Warren, Jeffrey M., et al. “Hydraulic Redistribution of Water from Pinus Ponderosa Trees to Seedlings: Evidence for an Ectomycorrhizal Pathway.” New Phytologist, vol. 178, no. 2, 2008, pp. 382–394, LINK.
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Photo References

• Foot, Big. “Ask Dr. Mike: What Is Mycorrhizae and How Will It Help My Plants?” Big Foot Mycorrhizae, 28 July 2021, LINK. 
• Jacott, Catherine, et al. “Trade-offs in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: Disease resistance, growth responses and perspectives for Crop Breeding.” Agronomy, vol. 7, no. 4, 2017, p. 75, LINK. 
• Mushrooms, Rainbo. “The Wood Wide Web – Earth’s Natural Internet Created by Mycelium.” Rainbo, Rainbo, 31 Aug. 2020, LINK.
• Read, David. “The ties that bind.” Nature, vol. 388, no. 6642, 1997, pp. 517–518, LINK.
• Rothman, Michael. “The Underground Secret to a Better Garden.” The Ground Up, 11 Apr. 2018, LINK.
• Wang, Fei, et al. “Exploring the secrets of hyphosphere of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: Processes and ecological functions.” Plant and Soil, vol. 481, no. 1–2, 2022, pp. 1–22, LINK.