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Our DIRECT Approach to Creating a Backyard Habitat
There are many ways you can approach your backyard habitat project, some of them can be a little confusing. We have developed the following approach. We even created an acronym to make it easy to remember. D-I-R-E-C-T: Decide>Identify>Remove>Encourage>Construct>Transplant Decide what you want to accomplish. Is this to be a bird sanctuary, a small animal habitat, [...]
September 3, 2008
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Tags: Add new tag, Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Bird sanctuary, Invasive plants, Native plants, Non native plants, Water feature · Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Cover, DIRECT aproach, Exotic plants, Food, Habitat, Habitat requirements, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native habitat, Native plants, Non native plants, Water, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat
Exotic Plants Biodiversity: A Cause and Effect Tale
Exotic Plants, Biodiversity: A Cause and Effect Tale The following tale is true in most of it’s content, the names have been changed to protect the innocent! A plant native to Asia sprouts. It is pulled from it’s native waters and shipped to an aquarium wholesaler in South Florida. It is bought by a family [...]
September 2, 2008
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Tags: Biodiversity, Cause and effect, Chos theory, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants · Posted in: Biodiversity, Exotic aquatic plants, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native plants, Non native plants, Real Estate, Water
Invasive Exotic Plant “Sleeper Cells”
Invasive Exotic Plant “Sleeper Cells”. What was once, a group of “non invasive” exotic landscape plants, have now become destroyers. It happened while we were sleeping. They seemed innocent enough, but something, or some things, have changed, and now we have some serious thinking to do, about an increasingly serious problem. A growing invasive species [...]
September 2, 2008
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Tags: Chinaberry, Exotic plants, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Japanese Silk Tree, Privet, Wisteria · Posted in: Biodiversity, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native habitat, Native plants, Non native plants, Shrubs, Trees, Vines, Water
Basic Native Backyard Habitat Requirements
To establish a wildlife friendly habit for your backyard project, there are 3 main components: Water: All life needs water. Without it survival is impossible. To be able to attract wildlife, there will need to be an ample supply on hand and available for the animals you are trying to attract. This can be attained [...]
August 31, 2008
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Tags: Add new tag, Balance in the food chain, Basic habitat requirements, Cover, Food, Native plant food sources, Native plants, Native settings, Natural food sources, Natural Settings, Water · Posted in: Backyard habitat, Cover, Food, Habitat requirements, Native habitat, Native plants, Real Estate, Water, Wildlife habitat