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Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat

Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat. em. Area Growth and Development. Habitat Loss. Anatomy of a Lawn . Open space to detect danger. Anatomy of a Lawn . Monoculture Crop. Anatomy of a Lawn . High maintenance Water Food Mowing. Anatomy of a Lawn.

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Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat

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  1. Creatinga Backyard Wildlife Habitat em

  2. Area Growth and Development

  3. Habitat Loss

  4. Anatomy of a Lawn • Open space to detect danger

  5. Anatomy of a Lawn • Monoculture • Crop

  6. Anatomy of a Lawn • High maintenance • Water • Food • Mowing

  7. Anatomy of a Lawn • Sterile/Supports little to no native wildlife

  8. Habitat Importance • 283 species of birds are part time or full time residents of Mecklenburg County • The Piedmont Area is a major migratory flyway • Many species threatened by loss of breeding habitats and wintering grounds

  9. National Wildlife Federation • Three levels of habitat certification • Backyard • Schoolyard • Community

  10. WFD

  11. The Four Elements of a Habitat FOOD WATER SHELTER PLACES TO RAISE YOUNG

  12. Each element is represented here…

  13. Providing Cover…

  14. Habitats can fit almost anywhere If you create it, wildlife will find it

  15. Diversity is Important

  16. Food

  17. Native Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

  18. Native Plants ATTRACT AND SUSTAIN NATIVE WILDLIFE PROVIDE THE WIDEST RANGE OF HABITAT BENEFITS TO WILDLIFE RESTORE BIODIVERSITY TO LOCAL ECOSYSTEM NEED LITTLE MAINTENANCE

  19. Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) Buckeye(Aesculus Pavia)

  20. Ruby Throated Hummingbirds

  21. Multi-Seasonal fruit for birds

  22. Cardinal Flower(Lobelia cardinalis) Button Bush (CephalanthusOccidentalis)

  23. Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

  24. A Monarch on Milkweed

  25. Luna Rosy Maple Leopard

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