
Projects for wildlife
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Build a birdhouse
Want to watch birds leave the nest? Building a birdhouse will attract birds to your backyard.
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Make a water feature
A water feature will attract beneficial animals to your yard. This includes birds, frogs, and bugs!
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Butterfly Cup
Attract beautiful butterflies to your yard by creating a butterfly feeder.
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Bee House
Give these beneficial insects a home using these instructions.
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Squirrel Feeder
Keep squirrels out of your bird feeder by building them their own!
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"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
Mahatma Gandhi
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"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
Anatole France
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"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."
Albert Einstein
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"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction."
Rachel Carson
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"In wildness is the preservation of the world."
Henry David Thoreau
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"We don't own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife."
Steve Irwin
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"Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius."
E.O. Wilson
Help Wildlife Thrive
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Ditch Poisons
Choose safer alternatives to pesticides, including herbicides, insecticides, and rodenticides.
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Backyard habitats
Encourage wildlife to thrive by providing food, water, shade, and shelter.
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Choose lead free
Lead bullets and fishing gear contaminate the environment and make wildlife susceptible to poisoning.
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Bird Safe Windows
Each year millions of birds die due to collisions with windows. Consider these options for creating bird safe windows.