MD Zoo horticulturist looking for data - Ask Extension
Hello,
My name is Jamie Kitch, I work at the MD Zoo in the Horticulture department.
Our department is working on a proposal to install native gar...
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MD Zoo horticulturist looking for data #922953
Asked December 18, 2025, 11:48 AM EST
Hello,
My name is Jamie Kitch, I work at the MD Zoo in the Horticulture department.
Our department is working on a proposal to install native gardens with signage specifically stating each plant's associations with different wildlife species in Maryland. Finding the data I need on Google is a bit of a crapshoot and I'm wondering if you can point me to any more resources for finding plant associations with bird and insect species in our state, for food, nectar, or habitat. I have already collected info from Jarrod Fowler's "Specialist Bees of the Mid-Atlantic: Host Plants and Habitat Conservation" and DNR's "Butterflies of MD: A Biological Summary and Checklist". Any other resources similar to these that you might be able to point me toward, including your own research, would be greatly appreciated.
Hope to hear back from you!
-Jamie Kitch
Baltimore City CountyMaryland
Expert Response
Hi- it sounds like an exciting project! We suggest that you reach out to these UME Specialists: Stacy Small-Lorenz Lisa Kuder Jon