Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat 

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Presentation

Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat

Handouts and Printed Resources

Artificial Nesting Structures 
Attract Hummingbirds to your Garden 
Attract Reptiles to your Yard 
Backyard Conservation 
Bat Information 
Build Nest Boxes for Wild Birds 
Building a Brush Pile 
Butterflies NRCS 
Butterfly Gardening 
Components Backyard Wildlife Habitat #7137 
Create a Butterfly Garden 
Create a Garden Pond for Wildlife 
Create Roosts for Bats in Your Yard 
Creating a Healthy Yard Poster 
Criteria for Successful Bat Houses 
Facts on Cats and Wildlife #7148 
FAQ's about Bats 
Feed Wild Birds 
Keeping Yard Safe for Birds #7145 
Landscaping for Butterflies #7151 
Planning a Backyard Wildlife Habitat #7133 
Principles for Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat #7132 
Ten Tips for Landscaping for Wildlife 
Why a Backyard Wildlife Habitat #7131

Online Resources

• Cornell Lab of Ornithology - http://www.birds.cornell.edu
• Backyard Bird Problems - http://library.fws.gov/Bird_Publications/prob.html
• University of Maine Cooperative Extension - http://extension.umaine.edu
• National Wildlife Federation - www.nwf.org
• National Audubon Society - www.audubon.org
• Pollinator Partnership - http://pollinator.org
• University of California Butterfly Site - http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu