Conservation


Helpful Websites and Books

How-to Tips for Backyard Habitats

Specific Landscaping Ideas

Helpful Books

  • Welcoming Wildlife to the Garden: Creating Backyard & Balcony Habitats for Wildlife by Catherine J. Johnson, Susan McDiarmid, and illustrated by Edward R. Turner, 2002
  • Living with Wildlife: In the Pacific Northwest by Russell Link in association with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2004
  • Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest by Russell Link in association with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1999

Helpful Websites:

Don't have a backyard? Try container gardening on your porch, windowsill, or doorstep!

tree native water house
Animals need food
Native vs Invasive
Plants
Water is essential
Shelter for protection
is important
nest gardening books school Home
Once your habit is built, maintain it with sustainable gardening
Here are some helpful websites and books on how-to build a habitat
Resourses about Habitats At Home for Teachers/Parents and Citizen Scientists