Our mission is to bring wildlife habitat conservation to American backyards through the planting and
Backyard Wildlife Habitats was founded in the summer of 2020, with the goal of bringing conservation projects to one of the last places people think about as natural habitat - their own property. For too long the conservation paradigm has been that government agencies and large non-profits are responsible for protecting our natural communities, but research and recent trends among the gardening co
06/15/2022
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/1105007255/us-house-passes-wildlife-conservation-spending-bill
U.S. House passes a major wildlife conservation spending bill The Recovering America's Wildlife Act would create a permanent fund of more than $1.3 billion, given to states, territories, and tribal nations for wildlife conservation on the ground.
04/29/2022
Some front yard wildlife from today. It's important to remember that promoting biodiversity includes helping all of our wildlife species.
04/24/2022
!Migration Alert! BirdCast is predicting a huge number of birds migrating across the Central and Eastern U.S. for the next three nights. It's also a good time to turn off nonessential indoor and outdoor lights for birds. Sadly, birds can be disoriented by light pollution, contributing to the hundreds of millions of birds estimated to die in building collisions in the U.S. every year. Learn more about our Lights Out project and other ways to help keep birds safe here: bit.ly/LightsOutForBirds
04/21/2022
Conserving pollinators in urban landscapes Urban landscapes have become a focus in pollinator conservation. Practices in urban plant selection and landscape maintenance play a critical role in pollinator populations and the preservation of essential ecosystem services.
04/18/2022
https://ecori.org/more-than-just-pretty-faces-native-plants-gaining-popularity-in-r-i/
More Than Just Pretty Faces: Native Plants Gaining Popularity - ecoRI News Magazine articles about native plants indicate their growing acceptance as garden plants, but because they have co-evolved over thousands of years with native insect and bird species, these plants play a much more critical role.
02/22/2022
Updated Frog/Toad Calling Schedule
02/18/2022
Planting milkweed in Georgia is important to support the community of insect life (and the birds who eat some of them), including the Monarch butterfly. Several years ago, experts in Georgia created and published a thoroughly informative brochure for Georgians in all regions. Here is a link to view and download that brochure.http://botgarden.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/milkweedinformation.pdf
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