- Subjects
- Published
-
Upper Saddle River, NJ :
Creative Homeowner
[2004]
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Main Author
- Corporate Author
- Item Description
- At head of title: National Wildlife Federation.
- Physical Description
- 127 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781580111508
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Habitat Basics
- Vanishing Habitats
- The Importance of Balance
- Chapter 2. Providing Food For Wildlife
- The Food Chain
- Supplemental Feeders
- Project
- Easy Bird Feeders
- Chapter 3. Providing Water for Wildlife
- Providing Water
- Ponds and Water Gardens
- Maintaining Your Water Feature
- Projects
- Birdbath Stump
- Adding a Wildlife Pond
- Stormwater Wetland
- Chapter 4. Providing Cover for Wildlife
- Providing Natural Cover
- Human-Made Cover
- Houses for Critters
- Projects
- Create a Brush Pile
- Installing a Bat Box
- Build an Amphibian House
- Chapter 5. Places to Raise Young
- Natural Nesting Places
- Places You Provide
- Projects
- Bird Nesting Boxes
- Bee Nesting Houses
- Plant a Butterfly Garden
- Chapter 6. Designing Your Habitat
- Assessing Your Property
- Purchasing Native Plants
- Garden Design Approaches
- Projects
- Composting 101
- Chapter 7. Human Dimensions
- Your Place in the Landscape
- Share Your Knowledge
- Project
- Bug Hunting
- Backyard Habitat Checklist
- Nwf Resources
- Glossary
- Index
- Photo Credits