Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Arizona
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Define State Regions
Flowering Dates
Mowing
Grazing
Herbicides
Flowering Dates
Plant Material
Seeding
Restoration
Restoration
Links to References in BMP Summary
1 ADOT - Roadside Vegetation Management Guidelines
2 Xerces - Managing for Monarchs in the West
3 Xerces - Western Monarch Management Windows
4 Xerces - A Quick Guide to Monarch Habitat on Farms in California's Central Valley
5 MJV webpage with agriculture resources
6 Pollinator Partnership - Managing Public Lands for Pollinators
7 Pollinator Friendly BMPs for Federal Lands
8 Supporting the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators
10 NRCS - Pollinator Plants in the Desert Southwest
11 AZ Dept of Ag - Arizona Management Plan for the Protection of Pollinators
12 Xerces - BMPs for Pollinators on Western Rangelands
13 Southwest Monarch Study website
15 Xerces - Milkweed Seed Finder
16 Xerces - Monarch Nectar Plants Southwest
17 Southwest Monarch Study monarch peak migration
18 USDA Research on milkweed poisoning of livestock
19 Pollinator Herbicide Practices presentation (ROW as Habitat Working Group)
20 EPRI Conservation Actions for Electric Power Companies to Support Monarch Butterflies
21 ADOT Seeding Practices for Sustainable Revegetation and Erosion Control
22 North Carolina Technical Guidance for Native Plantings on Solar Sites
23 Roadside Revegetation: An Integrated Approach to Establishing Native Plants and Pollinator Habitat
24 NRCS Tech note on preventing negative impacts of pesticides on pollinators
25 ADOT - Sample seeding specification
26 WAFWA - Monarch Butterfly Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT)