Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t - website containing the content of a native Chicagoan named Joey Santore. He is a naturalist with a unique approach to discussing the native flora and fauna of Illinois and beyond. He mixes the use of botanical terms coupled with layman’s terminology to help develop a better grasp on the identification of plants.

Illinois Botanizer - Chris Benda is a botanist and professor at Southern Illinois University. He has spent a considerable amount of time involved in rare plant surveys in the southern part of Illinois and is passionate & knowledgeable about native plants.

Illinois Wildflowers - information on the native plants located within the state of Illinois.

In Defense of Plants - Matt Candeias does a regular podcast that delves into many interesting aspects of botany.

Izaak Walton League of America - has a chapter in in the town in which I reside, Des Plaines, Illinois, dedicated to conservation.

Minnesota Wildflowers - information on the native plants located within the state of Minnesota.

Native Yardening - founded by Tory Erpenbeck and based in Covington, Kentucky. His goal is to save our planet through better gardening practices which will ultimately help with the climate crisis. Website includes educational material, has native plant seeds for sale as well as handbooks, and consultations (among other things).

Wild Ones - West Cook - a group that helps landowners with landscape design involving use of native plants (among many other things intended to inform the general public of the importance of preservation)