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Let Succession Work for Wildlife
2025-12-05
Succession is what happens when, over many years, one type of habitat changes gradually and naturally into another. As certain plant species are replaced by others, succession turns an abandoned lot into a small forest.
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Maintenance Tips for Building Projects
2025-12-05
A vital part of any wildlife habitat building project is maintenance. You can't just dig an amphibian pond or hang a nesting box in a tree and leave nature to do the rest!
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Make a Dusting Spot for Birds
2025-12-05
Have you ever seen wrens or sparrows creating miniature dust storms? They love to squat in loose, fine soil and fluff their feathers furiously.
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Make a Log Pile Habitat
2025-12-05
A simple log pile habitat is an easy way to attract a diversity of wildlife to your backyard, and a great project to try out - even if you're working with limited space.
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Make an Urban Wildlife Plan
2025-12-05
Wildlife planning is an essential part of urban planning. If it isn’t practised in your community, maybe you can help introduce it.
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Make a Soggy Spot for Butterflies
2025-12-05
Butterflies absorb the mineral salts they need from moist sand or mud. You can easily make a special soggy spot or two in your backyard for butterflies.
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Make Peace with Yellow Jackets
2025-12-05
These wasps often arrive by the dozen (and without an invitation) at picnics and barbecues.
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Other Housing Suggestions for Purple Martins
2025-12-05
Some people have luck attracting martins with hollowed-out gourds.
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Pamper Your Lawn With Free Fertilizer
2025-12-05
Several decades ago, many homeowners got into the habit of collecting their grass clippings and sending them off to landfill sites.
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Pigeon-Proof Your Home and Backyard
2025-12-05
Pigeons proliferate in urban centres, where their droppings can deface buildings, clog drainpipes, kill lawns and vegetation, and attract fleas, ticks, and mites.
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Plant a Downtown Edge
2025-12-05
Even in a paved city lot with scant space, you can create habitats that attract insects, birds, and small mammals.