Resilience Resource Guide
Before making your pledge, we encourage you to engage with our educational resources to deepen your understanding of how your actions can help protect water quality, support local ecosystems, and build resilience. To get started, please explore the two required resources and then choose three additional resources from our curated list. This foundational knowledge will help you make informed and impactful decisions as you take the next step in the Rainscaping for Resilience program.
Required Resources
| Resource Name | Link |
|---|---|
| Doug Tallamy, "Saving Nature"
(YouTube video, 39:11) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyFSCZU30yg |
| Residential Rainscaping Presentation
(PowerPoint Presentation) |
Download Below |
Choice Resources (Choose at least 3!)
| Resource Name | Link | Associated Pledge |
|---|---|---|
| "How Plants Cool the Planet" (YouTube video, 5:16) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-oJyInmTTo&t=315s | Cooling Canopy Creator |
| "What Are Mycos? Down to Earth Fertilizers" (YouTube video, 3:43) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oyqPZJj-2w | Green Lawn Commitment |
| "Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) Root Hairs" (YouTube video, 1:22) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwq1Mncajlg | Native Habitat Advocate |
| "Bioturbation with and without soil fauna" (YouTube video, 2:27) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxp1nnrUG0Q | Mulch Master; Green Lawn Commitment |
| "The Rhizosphere: an interaction between plant roots and soil biology" (YouTube video, 4:09) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvA7CWSIbTc | Green Lawn Commitment; Native Habitat Advocate |
| "American Rivers, Episode 20: Urban Rivers - Restoration, Recreation, Recovery" (Podcast episode, 27:25) |
Listen Here | Storm Drain Guardian; Water Conservation Champion; Cleanup Crusader |
| "American Rivers, Episode 42: Finding the Flint" (Podcast episode, 28:35) |
Listen Here | Water Conservation Champion; Storm Drain Guardian |
| "Stormwater Management" (Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 41:22) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUGk-XCz878&t=1s | Rain Harvesting Hero; Storm Drain Guardian |
| "Welcoming Pollinators to Your Landscape"
(Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 29:44) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XHHgoHVUNQ | Native Habitat Advocate; Green Lawn Commitment |
| "Invasive Plants in the Home Landscape" (Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 50:02) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiVWO59pkLo | Native Habitat Advocate |
| "Mulching in the Landscape" (Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 19:13) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpEieaPW0nQ | Mulch Master |
| "Encouraging Biodiversity at Home" (Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 40:28) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu0sRWlehFY&t=1965s | Native Habitat Advocate; Pet Waste Warrior |
| "Protecting Water Quality" (Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 22:50) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swEPRu1IkVo | Water Conservation Champion |
| "Water Conservation" (Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 20:49) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmDaq7p32KA | Water Conservation Champion; Native Habitat Advocate |
| "Welcoming Wildlife" (Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 28:24) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9lHjBOMCdA | Native Habitat Advocate |
| "Composting at Home" (Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 18:40) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfhSeR8gJbU | Mulch Master |
| "Native Plants (Statewide) and Low Maintenance Landscapes" (Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 48:09) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg-P86UGPFw&t=417s | Native Habitat Advocate; Green Lawn Commitment |
| "Native Plants (Coastal) and Low Maintenance Landscapes" (Georgia Green Landscapes Presentation, 28:16) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XHyykOiYWk&t=6s | Native Habitat Advocate; Green Lawn Commitment |