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Once
you have your habitat, protect it from pesticides or other potentially
harmful substances. Using sustainable gardening practices not
only helps your habitat, but the whole environment as well.There are many ways to conserve resources:
Save water
Disconnect your down spout
Use barrels to collect rainwater for watering plants
For more information on water conservation, visit Clean Water services.
Reduce chemicals
Instead of pesticides, try using natural ways of control like predatory insects or native plant competitors
Set up a home compost system and use composted clippings, manure, kitchen scraps, leaves, pruning, etc., as fertilizer
Be sure to check out the home composting demonstration at the Oregon Zoo's Family Farm exhibit
Mulch
Reduce lawn areas that require large volumes of water and fertilizer. If you do have a lawn, park your gas-powered lawn mowers and mow by hand.
Remove invasive or exotic plants
The National Wildlife Federation has many tips for sustainable gardening
The Office of Sustainable Development is very helpful.
The Office of Sustainable Development is very helpful.
For more about Sustainable Gardening visit
http://www.metro-region.org/garden
The zoo recycles 120,000 lbs of waste per month. See
what else the zoo does to conserve
resources and be a sustainable
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Farmers or owners of large tracts of land can lessen dependence on chemicals through
Crop rotationPlanting cover cropsUsing livestock waste for fertilizerIntegrated Pest Management
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