Backyard habitats built by our members
Illustrated instructions on how to build a squirrel feeder
Projects to build from the Animal Planet TV show
commercial site featuring squirrel and bird feeders and houses
Schoolkids in New York study animals that live on a trail behind their school.
Squirrel place building projects is part of a web site, click on home to get full array of subsets of squirrel lore. History is interesting
Teachers have used bird feeders extensively to have students study the natural history and behavior of birds. This project is unique in that students construct their own professional-quality feeders in the classroom
Discussion of backyard and community habitat projects
Decisions and steps to develop a backyard sensitive to wildlife needs.
Texas Wildscapes provide the essential ingredients for a variety of wildlife – food, water, shelter, and space. This is done by planting and maintaining native vegetation, installing birdbaths and ponds and creating structure.
Nice section of technical guidance.
photographs and shopping for bird feeders and birdhouses
Birdfeeders vs squirrel
Discussion of types of feeders
Most bird problems do not have a simple solution. What eliminates a bird problem in one case may fail in similar situations. You may find a solution that seems effective, but don't be surprised if it works only for a short time. The secret to solving bird problems is to use several tactics and to vary them so birds don't become complacent.
The rules and steps for creating and certification of a site by the National Wildlife Federation. The site includes a worksheet for the certification.
A backyard wildlife habitat filled with bright-coloured birds eating seed, butterflies resting on flower blooms and dragonflies flitting about; Canadian Wildlife
Water is one of the easiest (and cheapest) things to provide to attractanimals toyour backyard habitat.
Birds, butterflies, weather & many other topics
The objective of Earth Kind is to combine the best of organic and traditional gardening and landscaping principles to create a horticultural system.
Seven sections and featured topics have a lot of information.
Washington state backyard sanctuary guides, notes and solutions to feeder problems
A Backyard Habitat is the manipulation of your yard into a garden that provides essential resources for different kinds of wildlife, such as birds, butterflies, small mammals and other creatures.
links to other sites to help plan the backyard habitat - several of these are broken links
General discussion of benefits of a backyard habitat in Maine
Here you will find tips galore about what to look for in the woods to spot wildlife
glass feeder & house for squirrels
commercial product for backyard habitat
squirrel food from online store, includes a bird guide & links
Photos taken in a backyard habitat, many snow scenes
Creating a natural wildlife habitat in your own yard can be a constructive solution that serves as a window into the marvels of nature on a daily basis.