Essential Elements of a Backyard Habitat
Food: native plants, seeds, pollen, nectar, berries, nuts, bird feeders, insects and worms
Water: bird baths, ponds, streams, water garden, occasional puddles
Cover: dense thicket or bramble, brush piles, meadows, birdhouse, rock and leaf piles
Places to raise young: nesting box, hollow trees, rock piles, fallen logs or branches, dense vegetation, deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, a pond
Sustainable gardening: native plantings, rain garden, compost, and chemical-free fertilizer, evidence of beneficial insects and worms
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To learn more about fostering a backyard habitat see:
The National Wildlife Federation