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the state's wetlands remain from the era before white settlement. Few truly natural environments remain in the region today, a fact that underscores the need to preserve remnants and introduce native species into the landscape whenever possible. The purpose of this guidebook is to offer specific strategies for successful reintroduc- tion of native species and to encourage the widespread use of native plants in land- scape design. It is sometimes argued that native species are unsuitable for planned landscapes because they are "wild" or "messy". The strategies in this book illustrate how to embrace the "wildness" of native plants by selecting species best suited to site conditions and incorporating them into functional, aesthetically-pleasing plantings. Great River Greening strongly encourages land- scape Y p g e designers to freely experiment with native Ll _.. - Minneapolis Rain Garden • plants, and develop a deep knowledge of native photo by Dan Kalmon species as well as weeds and invasive species. We'vc p p included a separate section on preparing sites and maintaining plantings - critical steps in project success. The concepts presented in this guidebook can be applied to formal gardens, stormwater systems, naturalized plantings or any other project where aesthetics come into play. Prairie Cord Grass photo by Dan Shaw Jr iF -F •, � r mod A:' 9 ® or y • u'` `e hill a •, Jr. L - � a MIX 6 96 -- ti 6 _ lu n _ • . u _al16 u v�uur 8