National Wildlife Federation Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Backyard Wildlife
A backyard can come alive by creating an environment with plants and spaces that attract nature's most interesting and friendly creatures. Colorful butterflies, uplifting songbirds, and lively toads can enhance the personal garden space, giving pleasure to nature lovers of all ages. National Wildlife Federation's® Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife provides over a dozen step-by-step projects for families to do together, making getting back to nature easy, educational,...
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NWF Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife shows homeowners how to fill their yards and gardens with the sights and sounds of nature. Author David Mizejewski presents simple plans for reintroducing native plants that birds, butterflies, and a whole host of critters can’t resist. He also shows ways of supplementing nature to further entice wildlife to yards and gardens. • 170 photos of backyard wildlife habitats and the creatures they attract • 17 fun projects that the whole family can enjoy • Tips for obtaining certification of your backyard habitat in the NWF’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program Publishers Weekly In this handsome book, Mizejewski, manager of the National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program, offers a short guide to creating gardens and yards that promote ecological balance and provide natural habitats for a wide variety of wildlife-birds, butterflies, toads, snakes, bats, bees and necessary predators such as spiders, beetles, owls and hawks. In uncomplicated text accompanied by stunning photographs, he suggests native plants that can be used to attract birds and butterflies and gives simple instructions for family projects-creating attractive bird feeders and stocking them with food; building nesting boxes for birds, butterflies and bats, and houses for frogs, toads and salamanders; making and maintaining birdbaths, drinking areas, ponds and wetland habitats. The most valuable parts of the book are those in which Mizejewski emphasizes the importance of using native plants to maintain the mutual relationships that plants, animals and other living organisms have developed over the millennia and explains how exotic imports can disrupt this balance. His lists of desirable native plants and undesirable exotics are far from comprehensive, but he directs the reader to Web sites where further information is available. The text is brief, but with its 170 color photos, it provides a good starting point for homeowners who want to create attractive natural habitats. The book concludes with instructions for registering wildlife-friendly gardens with the National Wildlife Federation as official Backyard Wildlife Habitat sites. (Feb.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Introduction8Chapter 1Habitat Basics10Vanishing Habitats12The Importance of Balance14Chapter 2Providing Food For Wildlife22The Food Chain24Supplemental Feeders30ProjectEasy Bird Feeders36Chapter 3Providing Water for Wildlife46Providing Water48Ponds and Water Gardens52Maintaining Your Water Feature62ProjectsBirdbath Stump49Adding a Wildlife Pond54Stormwater Wetland59Chapter 4Providing Cover for Wildlife64Providing Natural Cover66Human-Made Cover74Houses for Critters76ProjectsCreate a Brush Pile75Installing a Bat Box76Build an Amphibian House79Chapter 5Places to Raise Young80Natural Nesting Places82Places You Provide84ProjectsBird Nesting Boxes85Bee Nesting Houses88Plant a Butterfly Garden91Chapter 6Designing Your Habitat94Assessing Your Property96Purchasing Native Plants97Garden Design Approaches104ProjectsComposting 101110Chapter 7Human Dimensions114Your Place in the Landscape116Share Your Knowledge118ProjectBug Hunting117Backyard Habitat Checklist120Nwf Resources121Glossary122Index124Photo Credits128
\ From the Publisher"With beautiful photographs, this book is extremely useful and accessible. It's a must for anyone interested in increasing the diversity of life in outdoor spaces."-Holly Shimizu, Executive Director of the U.S. Botanical Garden.\ \ Winner of the Publishers Marketing Association's Ben Franklin Award.\ "To create your own backyarde habitat, you will need no other guide than this book. It is full of practical ideas, clever projects and delighful photographs."-Valerie Kelsey, President of the National Gardening Association. “ is an excellent book for beginners...”\ Daily Record(York, PA) Mar 23, 2007\ "extensive information on attracting birds, butterflies and sundry creatures to your little piece of paradise.” “The purpose of this book is to teach the reader how to restore or create a wildlife habitat in his/her own yard ” “The projects described are fundamental and elementary, suited for family participation.” “This is a very helpful book for someone who wishes to enhance his/her landscape as a means of attracting wildlife.”\ Epinions.com (Brisbane, CA)\ Mar 21, 2007\ "...an excellent book....offering plenty of basic advice about providing the four basic needs of wildlife...lots of helpful advice..."\ Washington Post January 7, 2006 \ “It is full of practical how-to information to make your yard a wildlife haven ”\ Daily Progress (Jacksonville, TX) \ June 05, 2007\ “...hundreds of ideas for landscaping that works for people and wildlife, as well as many easy projects to do with children.” Daily Journal June 2008 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Publishers WeeklyIn this handsome book, Mizejewski, manager of the National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program, offers a short guide to creating gardens and yards that promote ecological balance and provide natural habitats for a wide variety of wildlife-birds, butterflies, toads, snakes, bats, bees and necessary predators such as spiders, beetles, owls and hawks. In uncomplicated text accompanied by stunning photographs, he suggests native plants that can be used to attract birds and butterflies and gives simple instructions for family projects-creating attractive bird feeders and stocking them with food; building nesting boxes for birds, butterflies and bats, and houses for frogs, toads and salamanders; making and maintaining birdbaths, drinking areas, ponds and wetland habitats. The most valuable parts of the book are those in which Mizejewski emphasizes the importance of using native plants to maintain the mutual relationships that plants, animals and other living organisms have developed over the millennia and explains how exotic imports can disrupt this balance. His lists of desirable native plants and undesirable exotics are far from comprehensive, but he directs the reader to Web sites where further information is available. The text is brief, but with its 170 color photos, it provides a good starting point for homeowners who want to create attractive natural habitats. The book concludes with instructions for registering wildlife-friendly gardens with the National Wildlife Federation as official Backyard Wildlife Habitat sites. (Feb.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.\ \
