Archive for the ‘Habitat Management’ Category

Biodiversity Services Biodiversity Information

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Biodiversity Services Biodiversity Information | Burns Environmental
Burns Environmental specializes in environmental information and services related to conserving native habitats and related biodiversity issues.В  The services we provide involve the identification and elimination of non native species in local settings on residential, and commercial scales, and the establishment of dominate native species in the area. [...]

August 30, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Backyard habitat, Biodiversity Services, Habitat Management, Infrastructure services  No Comments

Native habitats and evolving lawn and landscape cultures

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Lawn Culture
Everyone loves a beautiful, freshly cut green lawn, well, almost everyone. More and more people are moving away from the traditional large grass covered areas, opting instead to use more trees, shrubs, and other plants, and they are “going native” with the varieties.
I suspect that this trend will continue, as water [...]

August 30, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat information, Biodiversity, Biodiversity and pest control, Environment, Exotic plants, Habitat, Habitat Management, Invasive plants, Landscapes, Lawns, Native habitat, Native landscapes, Native plants, Non native plants, Preserving biodiversity, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat  2 Comments

Biodiversity Services

Biodiversity Services
Preserving biodiversity may be the major ecological and environmental issue of this century. Whether it is in the worlds rainforest regions, the Pacific Islands, Europe, Asia, Africa, or right here on the North American continent, in East Texas. Any species that cannot continue to exist due to fire, chainsaw, or even other, invasive plants, [...]

September 21, 2008  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Ecology, Environment, Environmental services, Green services, Habitat Management, Non native plants  One Comment

Backyard Habitat Help

Backyard Habitat Help
Backyard habitats can be great for the environment, for the entertainment and education of children and adults, for the control of unwanted insect predators like mosquitoes, and for many other less tangible reasons.
Most of the work can be done by the motivated homeowner, but sometimes a little help is needed. we [...]

September 15, 2008  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Education, Environment, Habitat, Habitat Management, Nature, Pests, Uncategorized, Wildlife  No Comments

Environmental Services |Exotic Vegetation Management

Environmental Services: Exotic Vegetation Management
It’s a fact of life.
Plants move. They migrate from one area to another using a bewildering variety of locomotion methods. Sometimes they travel by hitch hiking on people or animals, sometimes by wind or water, but travel they do.
If there is an invasive plant in your area, the chances are pretty [...]

September 7, 2008  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Environmental services, Exotic Vegetation Management, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Green services, Habitat, Habitat Management, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native habitat, Native plants, Non native plants, Wildlife habitat  No Comments

What Is A Backyard Habitat?

A backyard habitat is a small scale wildlife refuge. Think of it as the “Great Outdoors” in miniature! It can be something as small as a few square feet for a butterfly garden, or a bird bath and feeder, or a full scale habitat, comprising an acre or more, and attracting all sorts of native [...]

September 4, 2008  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Habitat Management, Habitat requirements, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat  One Comment

Backyard Habitat Project | Where do I start? Be DIRECT

Well, we are talking about backyard habitats, so, it would seem reasonable to start there! It really doesn’t have to be a backyard, it can be a front yard, or on the side of your home, or an unused lot. In other words, it can be almost any where.
The place to begin, is in determining [...]

September 3, 2008  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Biodiversity, DIRECT aproach, Habitat Management, Habitat requirements, Native habitat, Native plants, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat  2 Comments