Comments on: Habitat Brush Piles for Wildlife http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/habitat-brush-pile/ creating a habitat garden Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Karyl http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/habitat-brush-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Karyl Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:22:12 +0000 http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/?p=1980#comment-77 I was lucky and had tiiiiny baby box turtles last year. Now I walk very carefully through the woods, I'm afraid of stepping on eggs or turtles! There are at least three adults on the property which makes my day. I was lucky and had tiiiiny baby box turtles last year. Now I walk very carefully through the woods, I’m afraid of stepping on eggs or turtles! There are at least three adults on the property which makes my day.

]]> By: Patricia http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/habitat-brush-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Patricia Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:23:01 +0000 http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/?p=1980#comment-76 Wonderful post. Such simple land stewardship practices can help save the Box-turtle, which is in serious decline nation wide. Wonderful post. Such simple land stewardship practices can help save the Box-turtle, which is in serious decline nation wide.

]]> By: Ellen http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/habitat-brush-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Ellen Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:10:05 +0000 http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/?p=1980#comment-75 That is some brush pile! Looks like an effective perimeter fence :-) Reminds me of pics of early colonial fencing in New England where they used logging debris to build fencing to keep cattle in... That is some brush pile! Looks like an effective perimeter fence :-) Reminds me of pics of early colonial fencing in New England where they used logging debris to build fencing to keep cattle in…

]]> By: Lisa http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/habitat-brush-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Lisa Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:43:28 +0000 http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/?p=1980#comment-72 We have a pile we've added to every year since we've moved in. It's now sprouted it's own berry brambles courtesy of the resident birds and the skunks live there year round. (We don' tell the neighbors that so shhh...) We have a pile we’ve added to every year since we’ve moved in. It’s now sprouted it’s own berry brambles courtesy of the resident birds and the skunks live there year round. (We don’ tell the neighbors that so shhh…)

]]> By: Karyl http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/habitat-brush-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Karyl Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:04:13 +0000 http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/?p=1980#comment-68 Nature isn't interested in barren. That area of the woods was full invasive honeysuckle and it killed several large trees. We left the logs, they have made great hunting grounds for bug eaters. Pileated woodpeckers brought the babies there last spring. These woods haven't been healthy - rather a woodland desert. Critters are really just coming back and it's been a joy to see. I love lizards and how they scurry about. Hopefully this summer I am going to build a small stone pile for the lizards here. I bet a walk in the orchard is so relaxing with all of the activity. Nature isn’t interested in barren. That area of the woods was full invasive honeysuckle and it killed several large trees. We left the logs, they have made great hunting grounds for bug eaters. Pileated woodpeckers brought the babies there last spring. These woods haven’t been healthy – rather a woodland desert. Critters are really just coming back and it’s been a joy to see.

I love lizards and how they scurry about. Hopefully this summer I am going to build a small stone pile for the lizards here. I bet a walk in the orchard is so relaxing with all of the activity.

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