Since clearing out invasive plants from my woods I have been left with a barren understory. My canopy was overwhelmed with invasive vines, I don’t think the forest floor has seen sun in years. What remains is a sort of wildlife desert in the woods. There is no coverage or shelter from the canopy down [...]

Make a toad abode. Simple tufa pebble toad house for garden habitats

When creating a backyard habitat, don’t forget the toad! Every garden needs a toad or two to help keep the bug population down. Toads can eat thousands of insects from a vegetable garden or flower bed. If you want to attract frogs or toads, the first thing you must do is not spray pesticides! Frogs [...]

for southern regions If you have any space at all, plant thickets, thickets and more thickets. I am telling you, a good thicket or backyard hedgerow is the best way to attract wildlife to a personal habitat and due to fragmentation, loss of habitat, what wildlife needs is a place to live. Wildlife habitat fragmentation [...]