CD Version of Native Vegetation enhancement project

his web site is adapted from the Native Vegetation Enhancement Project CD-ROM, which was developed by Springfield Township with funding assistance from U.S. EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office.

The CD-ROM contains additional plant search capabilities that could not be effectively transferred to a web site. For example, users who do not know either the common or scientific names of plants can access a screen on the CD-ROM that enables them to search for and identify plants by selecting from among nine characteristics: such as habitat, soils, bloom time, color preference and wildlife attributes. By using this screen, a user searching for yellow wildflowers that attract butterflies, for example, will be presented with a listing and photos of 22 wildflowers that meet those criteria. The user can then access detailed information about a particular flower by clicking on the photo of interest. In addition, the CD-ROM contains a glossary of selected terms with which users might not be familiar.

Limited supplies of the Native Vegetation Enhancement Project CD-ROM are available from Springfield Township and from U.S. EPA. Please note that the current version of the CD-ROM is designed to run on the Windows operating system. For information about obtaining the CD-ROM, contact:

Clerk's Office
Charter Township of Springfield
P.O. Box 1038
Davisburg, MI 48350
Tel: 248-634-3111
e-mail: spgfield@internet4all.net
or
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lawrence Brail
brail.lawrence@epa.gov

For information about adapting this CD concept to address similar or other types of land planning challenges, contact the Township's consultant: