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On the Wild Side

On the Wild Side. Creating Wildlife Habitat in Your Own Backyard Amy Jordan K-State Research and Extension Lyon County. Essential Elements. Food Bird feeders, berry-producing plants, insects Cover Shrubby growth, layers Water Birdbath, small pond Space. Landscaping Tips. Limit Lawn

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On the Wild Side

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  1. On the Wild Side Creating Wildlife Habitat in Your Own Backyard Amy Jordan K-State Research and Extension Lyon County

  2. Essential Elements • Food • Bird feeders, berry-producing plants, insects • Cover • Shrubby growth, layers • Water • Birdbath, small pond • Space

  3. Landscaping Tips • Limit Lawn • Increase Vertical Layering • Plant Native Vegetation • Provide bird houses and feeders • Remove Invasive Exotic Plants • Manage Pets • Reduce Pesticide Use • Expand the Scale of Habitat

  4. Limit the Amount of Lawn • Choose low traffic areas • Taller grass provides shelter and food • Allows for more plant diversity • Replace lawn with ground cover plants

  5. Increase Vertical Layering • Plant structure between the ground and tree canopy • Shrubs of different sizes and heights • Add “islands” or clumps

  6. Create an “Edge” Effect • Think “forest” • Transition • Provides more feeding and cover opportunities

  7. Provide Bird Houses and Feeders

  8. Plant Native Vegetation • Require less maintenance • Require less pesticides, fertilizer and water

  9. Manage Pets • Keep cats indoors • Limit areas dogs have access to • Report stray animals

  10. Provide Water • Functional as well as beautiful

  11. Reduce Pesticide Use • Pesticides can be harmful to wildlife • Pesticides kill beneficial insects • Choose plants that are resistant to diseases and insects • Right Plant/Right Place

  12. Expand the Scale of Habitat • Work with Neighbors • Include entire property • Provide “corridors” for travel

  13. Consider the Species

  14. Enjoyable Wildlife • Song Birds • Butterflies • Bees

  15. Additional Wildlife • Deer • Snakes • Squirrels • Bats • Opossums • Skunks • Racoons • Mice • Rabbits

  16. Multifunctional Plants • Provide Cover • Provide Food • Provide Nesting Place • Are Native Species • Examples: • American Plum • Fragrant Sumac • Eastern Redcedar

  17. Songbird Bundle • Kansas Forest Service Conservation Tree Planting Program • 3 Eastern Redcedar • 3 Peking Cotoneaster • 3 Redbud • 5 Fragrant Sumac • 4 Golden Current

  18. Peking Cotoneaster • 5’x7’ • Attractive plant • Provides cover, fruit, wind break • ‘Tom Thumb’ or Rock Cotoneaster for smaller sites

  19. Fragrant Sumac • Tough Plant • 3’x6’ • Native to most of KS • Provides nesting, cover and fruit • Attractive plant in all seasons • ‘Gro-low’ for smaller sites

  20. Golden Current • 5’x5’ • Produces black berry • Good for cover, nesting, food and wind break

  21. Wildlife Bundle • 50 Bur Oak • 25 Black Walnut • 25 Sawtooth Oak • 25 Chinkapin Oak

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