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=South Pond=

An important note about using these sources:
There is no question that most of what you learn about South Pond will be the result of seeking out sources that can provide you with the information that you need. The task that is essential is to credit those sources. When writing [|bibliographic] information about a website, the information to make sure you notate is as follows: [|The Proper Way to list the Internet as a bibliographic source.] For more on bibliographies
 * 1) __Title__ of page -This usually appears at the top of the page and should be __underlined__ or //italicized//.. If it is an article within a page, you should make a notation of the article title.
 * 2) Author - might be an individual OR an organization. the author can usually be found at the bottom of the page. It is even more helpful to validate if there is a link that says" More about me or us."
 * 3) Date you visited the site
 * 4) Web address - That is the one that begins "http://"

Slideshows:

[|Landscaping with native plants] [|Rain garden]

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**Grasses and Wildflowers**[|**T**]
[|he Tallgrass Prairie in Illinoi]s [|Illinois Plant Information Network] [|Native Plants] from the University of Illinois [|Illinois Wildflowers] created by a man named John Hilty. Has lots of photos and facts [|The First Lady's Wildflower Initiative] from the Illinois Governor's office [|Wildflowers in Bloom] - recommended by Danielle. This is also a site sponsored by Texas A&M. [|Plants of the Chicago Regio]n [|Plants to Attract Butterflies]- This site is sponsored by Texas A&M University. when you check the bottom of the page, you can also see there are links to plants that attract hummingbirds as well as plants that repel deer.

Pond sources
[|Pond Resource]s [|Water Gardening] - from the University of Illinois at Urbana, recommended by Rachel [|U.S. Department of Energy Landscaping and your regional climat]e [|Landscaping with Native Plants] from the Environmental Protection Agency [|Illinois Biodiversity Basics] from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources [|Renovation of South Pond] - from the Chicago Sun-Times [|Lincoln Park South Pond] Set for Renovations - from Chicago Tribune

Alternative Energy sources, buildings and technology
[|Alternative Energy Builder]s [|Environmental Energy Technologies from the University of California at Berkele]y [|Renewable Energy links from Alliant Energ]y [|The Green House from the National Building Museum] [|Green Buildings] from the Environmental Protection Agency [|Smart Home: Green and Wired] upcoming exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry